Motiur Rahman Rentu

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Motiur Rahman Rentu (1954–2007) was a Bangladeshi politician and writer. He was born in Muksudpur, Gopalganj District, and fought in the 1971 Liberation War as a freedom fighter. He later worked with Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina as a colleague and adviser from 1981 to 1997, and his status as a freedom fighter is officially recognized. Rentu became known for his books, especially Amar Fashi Chai, which criticized Hasina and was banned by her government. After a 2000 assassination attempt at his home, he wrote another book, The Prime Minister of the Hidden Assassins, about his life and politics. He left Bangladesh in 2003 with his wife Moyna Rahman and their two daughters, settling in Paris, France. He died of lung cancer on November 10, 2007, in Paris, where his family lived.