Gazi Mazharul Anwar was born on February 22, 1943 in Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Bangladesh]. He was a writer and director, known for Shorto (1989), Churiwala (2001) and Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003). He died on September 4, 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
