Rahitul’s novel a depiction of Smart Bangladesh
City Desk :
Rahitul Islam dwells in the ICT world. He unveils mysteries and gossips of this sector to his readers, either in newspapers or books. So far 15 of his novels has been published; most of them center round the ICT sector.
Recently, UNB talked to the writer. He said, ‘When I came for journalism in the ICT sector, I noticed people have merely no idea about this industry. So I started writing on this subject. I am now giving emphasis on the original writing apart from journalism. I have written quite a few novels. The books I am working on now – Tothoprojuktir nayokera (The Heroes of Information and Technology), Hacker Himel and Arpa, reports UNB.
Rahitul Islam started reporting on the ICT sector in 2009. Noticing that people are less aware of this industry, he also penned down the stories of the ICT sector in books such as Outsourcing O Bhalobasar Golpo (2018), Charer Master Computer Engineer (2020), Kemon Achen Freelancer Nadia? (2019), Freelancer Sumoner Din Raat (2020), Hello Daktar Apa (2021) and Bhalobasar Hatbazar (2020), Bookpocket (2022), Bodle dewar gan (2022) and call centerer Aparajita (2022). The writer, who has published 11 books so far, remembers two individuals who have greatly inspired his writing: former justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman and poet Rafiq Azad.
Islam also appeared in the news recently when he handed over his royalty earnings from the book to Prothom Alo Trust for helping two disadvantaged individuals. A source revealed that the young writer donates his initial royalty earnings from every book.
A portion of the donation has been given to Sanjida Akter of Natore for the treatment of her eyes. Akter was the victim of an acid attack in November last year.
The remaining portion of the donation has been given to Md. Shaheen Alam, a Dhaka University student, who is visually impaired. A zoom account has been purchased for Shaheen Alam to continue uninterrupted online training in Microsoft Office, which is being provided to visually impaired students in Bangladesh and abroad
