DHAKA, The cover of the book ‘Sedin Tara Chand Hatya Korechhilo’ (The Moon was Assassinated) by noted Egyptian writer Mohssen Al Arishie on Sheikh Russell, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was unveiled on Russell’s 60th birthday.
The Egyptian writer, journalist and researcher Mohssen Al Arishie attended the cover unveiling ceremony of the book held on October 18 at National Museum at Shahbagh here under the arrangement of ‘31st BCS Cadre Association’, said a press release.
Earlier in July this year, the book was first launched in Cairo. The Bangla version of the book was published by Anindya Prakash which has been dedicated to the people of Bangladesh.
It’s the Egyptian writer’s third book- two on Sheikh Hasina-focusing on the struggle of Sheikh Hasina for democracy as well as War of Liberation of Bangladesh.
Professor of Islamic studies at Jagannath University Dr Mohd Nazrul Islam, Islamic Foundation Deputy Director (research) Muhammad Mujib Ullah Farhad, Deputy Postmaster General, Faridpur Postal Department Mohammad Tarkiul Islam and Senior Assistant Secretary Dhaka South City Corporation Md Jahangir Alam translated the book in Bangla.
The programme was presided over by association president Abdullah Al Hadi while Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Md Sohrab Hossain addressed the programme as chief guest. Association General Secretary Mst Aktarunnessa conducted the meeting.
Talking to BSS, the association president Abdullah Al Hadi said Arishie portrayed how brutally a ten-year-old child Sheikh Russell was killed along with most of his family members including father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding Father of Bangladesh, and his mother Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib on the fateful night of August 15, 1975.
Bangabandhu’s childhood and scenario of anti-British movement were also depicted thoroughly and chronologically in the 160-page book, said Hadi.
Arishie’s Arabic book on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was published at Amar Ekushey Book Fair in 2019.
Bangla Academy published the 296-page translated version of the book on Sheikh Hasina in Bangla titled ‘Sheikh Hasina: Ja Rup Katha Shudu Rup Katha Noy’.
Arishie penned another book on Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina titled-“Devine Destiny: The legend of a father, a daughter and the holy bond” in English.
Born on 17th March in 1955 in the city of Giza, Egypt, Arishie did his graduation in Law from Cairo University. Later, he did his master’s in Sariah and post graduate diploma from International Institute for Mass Communication, New Delhi, India.
He started his career in journalism and served as managing editor of the Egyptian-Gazette, the oldest English-language newspaper in the Middle East.
He wrote in a weekly column in the Egyptian Gazette for more than two decades and served as the editor and translator at Art Publications at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
He worked at HarperCollins Publishers, a publishing house in the United States.
He won the Egyptian Press Syndicate Award in 2006 for his article on political analysis on the US invasion of Iraq.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)