The Saimum Series () is a series of novels written by Bangladeshi author Abul Asad. The first book in the Saimum Series, titled ''Operation Tel Aviv'' (), was published in 1976.

Background

Abul Asad (আবুল আসাদ) was born on 5 August 1942, in the village of Narashinghpur in

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. He started writing articles and stories when he was a student and became interested in

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. As of 2011, he was the editor of '' The Daily Sangram''. Asad holds a Master's degree in economics. In 2019, Asad was imprisoned on charges of sedition and violating the Digital Securities Act.

Plot

Ahmad Musa is the protagonist of the series. The first book briefly describes his past, including the killing of his family and his flight from his homeland,

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. He attempts to help

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achieve its independence by rescuing Muslims and unraveling the mystery behind the World Trade Center disaster. He fights against the

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and seeks to dismantle Zionist conspiracies in

, the

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, and

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Published books

The titles of the Saimum Series, published by Bangla Shahitta Parishad, are: # (''Operation Tel Aviv-1'') # (''Operation Tel Aviv-2'') # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

Saimum Series Unicode Project

The voluntee
Saimum Series Unicode Project
(সাইমুম সিরিজ ইউনিকোড প্রোজেক্ট) has published almost all of the Saimum Series in

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Bengali. This project aims to spread the Saimum Series internationally.

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