Rashed Chowdhury

As an army Captain in 1971, the writer fled from Lahore in a military Jeep, through dangerous deployments and crossed the border to India. He joined the liberation War with the Z Force of Colonel Ziaur Rahman, later becoming a decorated freedom fighter. Lives a retired life enjoying reading, writing and gardening. Writes regularly in the media, mostly on Bangladesh contemporary issues. Authored half a dozen books and co-authored a dozen.