Creation and Inspiration
Masud Rana, a spy, a former major of Bangladesh Army continues missions all over the world. His boss is Major General (retired) Rahat Khan of the fictitious Bangladesh Counter Intelligence (BCI). According to the series, Masud Rana established the Rana Agency, a front cover for BCI in the form of a private investigation agency.
The character was created in 1966 by Bangladeshi novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain in an attempt to write an adult spy thriller for the Bangladeshi readers. According to the preface of "Dhongsho-Paharr" (first book in the series), he was inspired and encouraged to do such by his close friend Mahbub Amin. The hero, Masud Rana, was named by taking the first name of his friend, lyricist Masud Karim and the title of Rana Pratap Singh of Rajput clan who ruled Mewar, a state in north-western India from 1540 to 1597. Hussain admitted in an 1994 interview that he was heavily influenced by James Bond while creating the character.
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