Masud Rana a Legend to the Readers World, a Character with the combination of Mystery, Skill, Knowledge and Humanity. Masud Rana, a spy, and former major of the Bangladesh Army, carrys out espionage missions all over the world. His boss is Major General (retired) Rahat Khan of the fictitious Bangladesh Counter Intelligence (BCI). According to the series, Rana established the Rana Agency, a front c
over for BCI in the form of a private investigation agency. The character was created in 1966 by Bangladeshi novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain in an attempt to write an adult spy thriller for Bangladeshi readers. According to the preface of "Dhongsho-Paharr" (first book in the series), Hussain was inspired and encouraged by his close friend Mahbub Amin. Masud Rana's name is derived from the first name of Hussain's friend, lyricist Masud Karim, and Rana Pratap Singh of the Rajput clan who ruled Mewar, a state in north-western India from 1540 to 1597. Hussain admitted in an 1994 interview that he was heavily influenced by the Ian Fleming character James Bond. Masud Rana is a Senior Operational Officer stationed at BCI HQ, Dhaka. Profile
Name: Masud Rana
Born: 9 April 1936. Code Name: MR9
Father: Justice Imtiaz Chowdhury
Mother: Jahanara Imtiaz Chowdhury
Place of birth: Dhaka
Height: 5 feet 11.5 inch
Color of hair: Black
Color of eyes: Deep Black
Preference wearings: Black suit. Former rank in ARMY: Major
Expertise: Unarmed combat, Sniping, Sharpshooting, Sword Fighting, Hostage-negotiation, Amateur Archeology
Favourite Weapon: Walther Handgun
Favorite Personality: Major General(rd) Rahat Khan (Rana's boss)
Best Friend: Sohel Ahmed
Other Associates: Shohana Chowdhury, Bobby Moorland, Vincent Gogol, Tisha, Nushrat Sultana, Rayhan Kabir, Guilty Mia, Ranga'r Ma, Salil Sen, Zahed Iqbal, Rupa, Larry King. Frequent Villains: Kabir Chawdhury, U Sen, Rudolph Gunther, Jack Lemmon, Chawdhury Khayrul Kabir (son of Kabir Chawdhury), Gustaf Tatavosky. Hobbys: Masud Rana excels in solitary sports. He is an avid climber, diver, swimmer, and an excellent runner. Major Rana does not race cars, but he does enjoy driving very expensive vehicles very fast. Major Rana has gambled at many casinos, although never to ruin. He drinks, but not to excess. Masud Rana is a fictional character created in 1966 by writer Qazi Anwar Hussain, who featured him in over 450 novels. Hussain created the adult spy-thriller series Masud Rana, at first modeled after James Bond, but expanded widely. So far 441 books have been published in this series which has gained a lot of popularity in Bangladesh. Written from the 1960s and continuing to present day, books are published almost every month by Sheba Prokashoni, one of the most popular publishing house of Bangladesh. Although Qazi Anwar Hussain started the series, it is an open secret that nowadays he doesn't write it any more. A group of ghostwriters are employed to produce all the new Masud Rana titles. The Masud Rana books describes the adventures of its eponymous hero Masud Rana, an international spy of Bangladeshi origin, closely resembling James Bond in his expertise with weapons and women. Although the author of the series is Qazi Anwar Hussain, it is known that Hussain liberally borrows plotlines from popular Western spy thrillers of contemporary period. Nonetheless, the series became a boon for young people in post-war Bangladesh, who had few entertainment alternatives in an era pre-dating video games, cable TV and the internet. Via Wiki
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