Qazi Anwar Husain is an author, publisher and translator from Bangladesh. He has used pennames like Bidyut Mitra. Credit goes to him for introducing popular thrillers writing as well as institutionalized publication of paperback fictions in Bangla.

Qazi Anwar Hussain's father was a well known scientist and author, Qazi Motahar Hossain, a national philosopher. Anwar grew up in a literary environment. Some of the more famous members of his family includes his late brother Qazi Mahbub Hussain, sister Zobaida Mirza (professor/author), his older sister Sanjida Khatun (singer/author), his younger sister Fahmida Khatun (singer/author), sister Mahmuda Khatun (singer), sons Qazi Maimur Hussain and Qazi Shahnur Hussain. Anwar Hussain's wife is a famous singer Farida Yasmin, older sister of singer Sabina Yasmin.

He got his Master's Degree in Bangla literature and language from the University of Dhaka. As a graduation gift, he requested a printing press of his father. He then proceeded to lock himself in his room for hours at length. In the middle of 1960, he started a paperback publishing house called Sheba Prokashoni with four writers, three of whom were his own pen-names. The publishing house is credited with publishing works of world literature, as well as original work.

At first, Sheba meant Segun Bagicha, as well as service. Later, It meant only service. In 1971, the Pakistani militants burnt sheba. Sheba gave birth to many successful writers as Rakib Hasan, Asaduzzaman, Masud Mahmud, Khosru Chowdhury, Tipu Kibriya, Anish Das Opu and many others. Sheba's Sister concern is Projapoti, the hard bound publishere.

He created the spy-thriller series Masud Rana, modeled after James Bond. There are more than 350 books as of 2008 in this series which has gained a lot of popularity in Bangladesh.^[1]

Rana, a spy, a former Major of the Bangladesh Army conducts missions all over the world. His boss is Major General Rahat Khan of Bangladesh Counter Intelligence. Rana works with Rana Agency.

Anwar started the Kuasha series of detective/adventure books, which consists of 76 books.

He wrote some novelettes, short stories.