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ISBN 9847008500627 gqbvZ`š—nxb GKwU g„Zz¨| gvbm †PŠayix cÖKvkK: evOjvqb-Gi c‡¶ Aw÷ªK Avh„©| 69 c¨wi`vm †ivW, evsjvevRvi, XvKv cÖ_g cÖKvk: dvêyb 1416| †dµzqvwi 2010 cÖ”Q`: gvbm †PŠayix Moynatodontoheen Ekti Mrityu. Stories by Manosh Chowdhury Publishedy Austrik Arzu on behalf of Banglayan 69 Pyaridas Road, Banglabazar, Dhaka First published: February 2010 Tel: 880-2-7452831 Cell: 01197143570, 01815001752 Email: [email protected] Web: www.banglayan.com g~j¨: 160 UvKv Price: € 5 [GB cvÊ ywjwci Mí¸‡jv me Ryb, 2004 †_‡K †g, 2005-Gi g‡a¨ iwPZ Ges I‡qe cÖKvkbx ¯^cœ‡Quov †_‡K i“ûj KzÏym KZ„©K wWwRUvwj cÖPvwiZ]

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cvovi fvwe‡ì w`‡q Avm‡Z| Gev‡i wKš‘ wg›Uz wKQy‡ZB GZ mnR dqmvjvq †cŠuQv‡Z cv‡i bv| _yZwb UzZwb Pzj‡K fyi“ †mvRv K‡i gv_v bvwg‡q Av‡b| †hb Kzgov-Uzgov †Kv‡bv cÖm½ bq| GiKgB PjwQj|

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†c −qv‡iiv G¨vKPz‡qwj †ewk¶Y †Lj‡Z cvi‡eb| GiB g‡a¨ GB Gmwc| eÜzZ¡-wech©‡qi Avï Avk¼vq wWwm mv‡ne †Uwbm Kg‡c−‡·i †dv‡b ZvovZvwo †dvb Ki‡Z jvM‡jb|

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ÔAvi Kx ej‡eb?Õ ÔAvcwb hvÎv cvwÆ Avi KxZ©b cvwÆi K_v Ggbfv‡e

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gv‡b Zvn‡j AvgviB mvB‡Kj †_‡K †b‡g I‡ì †n‡j cov wmsnìRvq uvwo‡q WvKv n‡eÑÔgvmxgv! bxnvi wK Av‡Q?Õ Avi hw` bxnvi evmvq bv _v‡K, AvwgB me‡P fvj Rvwb bv †`Lv nevi H GKwU w`b Avgv‡K R¡‡ii gZ †cvov‡e| Avi c‡ii w`bUv wKQy‡ZB Avm‡Z PvB‡e bv|

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GB yÕw`‡b gwiq‡gi Pv evbv‡bv, Avi d¬ v‡¯‹ f‡i w`‡q hvIqv QvovI GKvwaK evi `vwoi cÖm½Uv I Zzj‡Z †Póv K‡i‡Q|

ÔAwcPvi gvbyl! GBig `vwo _vK‡j †Kgyb `¨vnvq!Õ I wbwðZ wQj GB Pv-evwb‡q †èvi evrm‡j¨ Gme K_v ej‡ZB cv‡i| AvwgI wbwðZ wQjvg Pv-evwb‡q †èvi LvwZi hLb Ki‡Q ZLb †Zgb K_v bv evwo‡q n¨v n¨v K‡i nvm‡jB cvi cvIqv hv‡e| c‡ii iv‡Z ejjvgÑ

ÔK¨vb Avcbvi ^vgxi `vwo bvB?Õ ÔKx Kq! e¨vWv _vK‡j k¨vb `vwo! gi‡Q K‡e! †nB yt‡Li

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ÔI‡nv †nv! Avwg †Zv RvbZvg bv| wVKB †Zv, _vK‡j Z‡eB bv `vwo!Õ

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