Shahaduz Zaman

He published over 30 books in different genres such as short stories, novels, travelogues, columns, and essays on contemporary issues.

[citation needed] Later, he studied public health and obtained a doctorate in medical anthropology from the University of Amsterdam.

Among his most important books are Crutch-er Colonel (Colonel on a Crutch), "Poshchimer Meghe Shonar Shingho" (Golden Lion on the Western Clouds), "Koyekti Bihbol Golpo" (Several Awe-inspiring Stories), "Kotha-Porompora" (Interviews), "Ekti Haspatal, Ekjon Nri-biggani O Koekti Bhanga Har" (A Hospital, an Anthropologist and Some Broken Bones), and "Bishorgo-te Dukkho" (M for Melancholy).

In several of his biographical fictions such as "Ekjon Komolalebu" and "Crutch-er Colonel", he combined imagination with historical facts and analysis, and thus breaking away from the rigid definition of a novel.

He wrote a critically acclaimed popular book based on this - "Ekti Haspatal, Ekjon Nri-biggani O Koekti Bhanga Har" (A Hospital, an Anthropologist and Some Broken Bones).