Major General Moinul Hussain Choudhury (b. 1943) (rtd.) was bom in Sylhet. Graduated from the Military Academy in 1964 and posted to an infantry battalion, he participated in the 1965 war between India and Pakistan. In March 1971, he joined Bangladesh\'s War of Independence and commanded a battalion named \"The Bengal Regiment\" and received the Gallantry award \"Bir Bikram\" for his conspicuous courage and heroic contribution to our war of independence. In a vivid and colourful career, he held appointments of brigade commander, military secretary to the president, ambassador to Philippines and Indonesia, High Commissioner to Thailand, Laos, Australia, New Zealand etc. He was a permanent representative to ESCAPE during 1989-93. He died in 2011. Zakeria Shirazi (b. 1941) graduated with Honours in History from Dacca University in 1964. He has written in both Bangia and English. He has contributed translation, essays and criticism to Bangia and English journals and little magazines. Currently he is working as advisory editor in daily Sun.