Tumi Duronto Boishakhi Jhor : Part - II

Bela egarota. Chatoki ar Jerinder roome boshe golpo korchhe. Jerin khutiye khutiuye or shathe Saifullah rat ar shokaler shomoy katano brnona korchhe. Kan pete shune jachchhe Chatoki. “Ki holo, omon ha kore shudhu shunei jachchhish, kichhu bolchhish na je. Bhul korechhi kothao ?”“Na, motei na. Chomotkar bhabe chaliye gechhish.”“Tui ki korchhili e shomoytay ?”“Deshe koyekta phone korechhi. Dance troper shobaike bolechhi amra ferar agey janabo. Ora jeno amader airporte receive kore. Ar bolechhi shamne aro boro kaj achhe. Ora khub utshahito hoyechhe. Jante chailo kemon kaj.Bolechhi amra eshe shob bolbo. Ar Uiversitite phone jore koyekjon bondhuke bolechhi cultural troop gothoner bishoye. Ora onek beshi agroho dekhiyechhe. Bolechhi shudhu desher shadharon manush guloke nagorik hishabe oder odhkiar shocheton kore tulte hobe. Desher jonyoi kaj korte hobe. Gono Shangshkritik Jote name debo thik korechhi.”“Darun nam thik korechhish. Tui asholei ekta gadha.”“Gadha holam ki kore.”“Edeshe to gadhaderee buddhi ache, orai toe desh chalay.”“Ashole ami na tui gadha. Edeshe jara desh chalay tara nijer buddhi kaje lagay na. Nijeder buddhi kaje lagale eto kharap kharap kaj korte parto na, kichhu kichhu bhalo kajo korto. Proman achhe jokhon nijeder buddhi kaje lagay tokhon kichhu kichhu bhalo kaj hoy. Ora desh chalay bidesher shob kharap kharap lokder kotha onujayee, jara e desher shob shompod lut pat korar jonyoyee nana shohgstha khule e deshe boshe achhe. Dekhchhish na jatisongho, bhalo kaj khub komee. Shob shudhu unnoto deshguloke aro unnoto korte gorib deshguloke shoshon korar motlob.”“Thik bolechhish. America to jatishonghoke bal dieyo jiggesh kore na.”“Tui eshob shobdo shikhli kobe ?”“Shikhechhi onek agey boli ni konodin, aaj bole dekhlam kemon lage bolte. Mojai laglo. Ei dekhna, Indonesia theke Timurke bhag kore ekta Christiander rashtro banalo, Sudaner dokkhin onchol niye Christiander rashtro banalo. Kintu dekh, Kashmir niye kono matha byatha nei, Iraqke toe dhulishshat kore diyechhe. Ekhon abar hat bariyechhe Iraner dike. Onyo dike dekh Uttor Korear dhomoke lyaj du payer fake dhukiye shudhu gheu gheu korchhe. Indiar shat bon bole jana shatti rajye shadhinotakamider nirmom nirjatone Indiake shob rokomer shahajyo dichchhe. Shala bejonmara. Jak eshob kotha tor university bondhur ki bollo.”

“Ora khorochr kotha jiggesh korechhilo. Bolechhi amar baba ar tor baba deben.”“Ora ki bollo.”Chup kore gechhe Chatoki. Kono kotha nei.”“Ki holo hotath chup kore geli keno ?”“Ora gali diyechhe amake, joghonyo gali”“Bolish ki. Ki bolechhe !”“Bolechhe, tui ar ami naki borolokami dekhachchi, Bolechchhe – Bol shala, ekhoni todrer shob jahaj kine nebo. Aay cheque likhe dichchhi.” Ami rege bolechhi, Tui cheque pabi kothay je likhe dibi. Bole ki janish ?”“Ki bole ?”“Bole amar cheque boi toe tor kachhe, aay ekhuni kachhe aay likhe dichchhi. Bujhli toe ki bolte chaichhe.”Hashte hashte goriye porlo Jerin. “Ta tui ki jobab dili ?”“Bollam oi cheque boi ar ekjonke permanetly dewa hoye gechhe. Prothom chequeta o likheo felechhe. Shune matha chaprate laglo. Tar por bollo, rag korish na, moja korlam. Shudhu tor ar Chatokir baba debe keno, amrao contribute korbo, amader babrao desher jonyo bhaben ar ki kora jay e niye alochonao koren. Kintu rasta pan na. Amra jodi shobai mile rastay nami tobe amader babarao boshe thakben na, tara rastay na namte parleo shob rokomer shojogita korben nishchoi. Toder moto eto taka nei amader, kintu ja achhe tar modhye theke jotodur shombhob deben. Ami moja kore bollam emon janle agey amar cheque boita tokei diye ditam.”“Darun moja hoyechhe toe. Are chhagol, tuiee toe dekhchhi ashol kajtai korechhish ekhane boshe boshe. Onek dur egye gechhish.”“Kintu kothagulo je bollo tar ki hobe ?”“Bondhu toe, ektu moja kortei pare, ar tuio mokkhom jobab diyechhish. Janish Tareq amake shedin ki bolechhe, bolechhe biyer agey or shathe practice kore nite. Ami bole diyechhi fel marbi. Adha gange hal chhere dibi, buk dhorte dhortei niche jhore jabe. Oven-e jawar agei iron melt hoye jabe. Tai agey chhola kheye shorir ghora Moin-er ghorar moto tagra kor. Hashte hashte or bondhura oke niye ki je shuru korlo ta toke ar ki bolbo.”“Eto joghonyo bhabe kotha bolte parish tui jantam na.”“Jak she shob kotha, onek bhalo kaj korechhish tui.”“Ora aaj thekei kaj shuru kore debe University shakha gothoner jonyo. Tar por shobgulo universityte oder je shob bondhu achhe oder diye sakha open korabe. Dhakar ponorota university theke ponorosho chhele meye niye group gothon kora hoye gele amader bolbe. Ekhonkar moto shob khoroch ora debe.”“Khub bhalo hoyechhe, kaaj onektai egiye gelo. Oder chena jana chhele meye jara college pore tader diye college unit gothon kora jabe.”Attendant eshe janalo oder babara drawing roome oder jonyo opekkha korchhen. E or mukher dike chailo. “Chol jeyei dekhi.” Bollo Jerin. Uthe

daralo ora. Poshak chul thik thak kore drawing roome eshe chomke uthlo, Saifullah ar oder babara boshe achhen. Shamne oi projecter file.Jerin Chatoki eshe sofay boshlo.Oder dekhe theme jawa kotha shuru korlen Jeriner baba, “Amra ei project niyei kotha bolchhilam. Onekta alochona hoye gechhe. Ekhon ki bhabe kaj shuru kora jay ta niye tomader shathe kichhu mot binimoy dorkar.”Jerin bollo, “Chatoki onekta kaj kore felechhe.”Ora shbai Chatokir mukher dike takalo. Chatoki shob bornona korlo.“Ekebare shothik kajtai korechho. Amra dhore nite pari deshe jeye amra besh kichhu shathi pabo.”Jeriner baba khub khushi hoyechhen mone holo. Saifullah kichhu bolchhe na dekhe Chatokir baba or dike takalen.“Shobee thik achhe. Tobe amar kotha khub bhalo kore mone rakhbe. Emon kaukei nebe na jara kokhono tomader shiddhantor baire jete pare ba nijeder shiddhanto bastobayonr jed dhorte pare. Bondhuder modhye emon probonota thaka shwavabik. Tara tomader leader nao mante pare. Ek shomoy ekta kotha bole diteo didha korbe na tara. Bondhur kachhe bondhu boro kichhu hoy na, sref bondhui. She kkhetre bipod hobe, group bhenge jabe. Eto srom eto medha eto shomoy eto ortho diye gora prashad tasher ghorer moto bhenge porbe. Kkhoti hoye jabe onek boro, jara tomader pashe dariyechhilo tader shohoi tomra nijerao jiboner jhukir modhye pore jabe. Matro ekdin agey jara ya nafsee porto tara gharer upor chepe boshbe. Ochenader modhye emon bhab thakbe na. Desher jonyo kaj oder nijeder jonyo poribarer jonyo, shomajer jonyo proyojn eta bujhanor shathe shathe prothom thekei niyontroner modhye thakhbe. Ora kaj korbe tomader nirdesh mene, pabe jiboner jonyo ja proyojon ta shob. Take jodi ei kaj chhara jibikar tagide onyo kono kaj korte hoy, maar kapor, bhai bonder schooler khorocher chinta korte hoy, babar hat khorocher takar kotha bhabte hoy tobe tomader kaj she kokhonoi mon diye korte parbe na. Tader eshob proyojon metanor shathe tara etao bujhe nebe je tomader kaje desh etotai unnoto hobe je kauke ar karo bhroshay thakte hobe na. Kaj korbe poribarer shob proyojon metabe. Tokhon era jemni tomader nirdesh mene cholbe temni bhabe desher unnoyone kaj korbe mon pran diye. Bujha gechhe ?”“Otyonto bastob kotha boleche Saifullah.” Chatokir baba bollen. “Netritto challenger mukhe jate na pore she bishoye jotheshto shotorko thakte hobe. Eta otyonto shotyee je bondhura kokhonoi tomader netrittoke shob shomoy mene nebe na, nijeder shiddhanto chapiye dite chaibe.”“Jetake mone korechhilam ekta bro kaj kore felechhi ashole sheta eto boro bhul bujhtei parini.” Chatoki bollo.Heshe dilen Saifullah. “Poth cholte chotei shikhte hobe. Tomader jaygay ami thakleo hoyto emonee kortam. Jokhon je shiddhnto nao amake ekbar phone kore janale bhalo hoy. Tobe shob shomoy proyojon

nei, ami bishwash kori onek shiddhantoi tomra nijerai nite paro. Tomader babader poramorso nebe. Ekta chhotto step bhul hoye gele onek boro kkhoti hoye jabe eta mone rakha bhalo.”Jerin bollo, “Amio bhebe chhilam onek boro ekta kaj hoye gechhe. Haa, boro ekta bhul hoye jachchhilo. Shamne theke poramorsho korei kaj korbo amra.”“Kaj korte gele bhul hobei, tobe she bhul jeno eto boro na hoy ja ar shudranor poth thakbe na. Tomra ekhon jete paro. Amader nijoshwa kichhu kotha achhe.” Ora chole gelo.Saifullah Jerin ar Chatokir babar dike cheye bollo, “Jak, ebar apnader kichhu kotha boltei hoy. Chatoki ar Jeriner nijoshsho account theke byay hole amar kono apotti nei. Ar panara jemon bolchhen temon bhabe jodi kono byay bohon korte chan tateo amar khub ekta apotti nei. Tobe ta obshyoi agey oi Chatoki Jeriner joint accounte joma hobe. Shekhan thekei khoroch hobe, alada bhabe noy. Fole ami bujhte parbo apnara kotota contribute korechhen. Leadersip Jerin ar Chatokir, apnara poramorsho dite parben, field level-e shohojogita korte parben. Tobe kono nirdesh chapiye deben na. Oder movementer shathe ekatto thekeo durotto maintain korben. Kono meeting rallyte apnara thakben na. Kono mohol theke chap ele jate bole dite paren meyera boro hoyechhe, oder shiddhante badha dei na, ja bhalo bujhe koruk. Ekta kotha mone rakhben tin mash porikolpona moto chaliye jete parle oder nirapotta dekher moto je shokti ora pabe ta apnara kolponao korte paren na.”“Amra e kajer jhukita bujhi. Amra amader meyder nirapottar bishoye kichhuta chintito holeo tar cheye onek beshi ogyato kajer dhoron o dharabahikota niye.”“O niye apnader temon chinta korte hoe na. Bibhinno shomoy apnara nirdesh pete thakben. Apnara jodi mone kore thaken deshe keu apnader upor nojor rakhchhena tobe bhul korechhen. Apnader meyera kokhon kothay ki korchhe tar khobor amar kachhe proti muhurte pouchhe jabe she onujayee tader phone kore ami janiye debo shamner kajta kii hobe. Tobe ami etao bishwash kori tara thik shomoye thik kajti korbe.”“Amrao ta bishwash korte chai. Tobe nehayet onovigyo ora. Edhoroner shangothnik kaaj shohoj noy. Tar po poribesh ekshoto bhag boiri.”“Thik bolen ni. Poribesh jotota boiri tar cheye onek beshi shohojogi. Mathe namlei dekhben. Tar por je budget dewa hoyechhe tate shomoshya howar kotha noy.” “Budget onek beshi. She niye chinta kori na. Amra toe bolechhiii proyjon porle amrai chaliye nite parbo.”“Bhalokotha, apnader shipyardta kothay.”“Narayongonje”“Je motor cycleguo jabe ogulo specialized. Ogulote desher kono mechanic jeno hat na dey, noshto hoye jete pare. Apnader bashata onek boro. Nich tolay shajiye rakhle eksho motorcycle thakte parbe..

Amar select kora charjon mechanic jabe ekhan theke oi motorcycle-er shathei spare parts shoho. Ora pouchhanor agei apnader shed toiri kore rakhben jate delivery newar shathe shathei ogulo shede raka jete pare. Shudhu mone rakhben driver cum Jerin Chatokir bodyguard chhara ar keuee jeno oi cyclegulote hat na dey. Mara porte pare.” Pocket theke ekta sketch ber korlo Saifullah. “E sketchta apnader dujoneree Dhakate Gulshane je bari achhe she dutor ground floorer sketch, ami gotokal deshe amar lokder diye aniyechhi. Oi bartatei toe apnader meyera thake. Cross mark dewa space-e guchhiye rakhle apnader dujoner barite eksho eksho motor cycle bhalo bhabei rakha jabe. Ground floorei ekta room diye dile mechanicra thakte parbe. Roomta jeno well furnished hoy. Oder jibon jatra ektu onyo rokomer, bohemian typer, kintu jotheshto obedient o dayittoshil. Ar hundred percent shomoy mene chole. Oder khabar nirdishto shomoyei oder roome pouchhe deben. Roome electric ovener byabostha thakle ora njerai oder cha coffee baniye nite parbe. Kono taka shadhben na, ora nebe na. Oder hate joteshto taka thakbe. Mot kotha oder jibon jatray kono badha deben na. Kono personal kaje lagaben na oder. Ora oder moto thakbe. Motor cylegulor kono shomoshya hole orai mechanicder bolbe ar ora ta thik kore debe.” “Tai hobe. Kintu ekta prosno. Ki bhabe ei sketchta pelen.”Uchcho konthe heshe dilo Saifullah. “Apnader baritatoe accessible, ota kono forbidden zone na. Apander shathe dekha korte pathiyechhilam ek engineer meyeke. Chatoki ar Jeriner maader shathe golpo kore eshechhe. Onek proshogsha korechhe oder maader. Khub hashate pare meyeta, temni oder maarao. Kheye eshechhe apnader bari theke. Oke bola hoyechilo bhalo kore dekhe sketchta mone gethe nite. O tai korechhe. Expert engneer, bhul hoy ni kono.”“Ekta meye eto nikut sketch korechhe, proti millimeter ekebare measurement kora. Mone rakhlo ki bhabe.”“Tahole bujhtei parchhen amar kachhe jara achhe tara shobai etotai expertise o experience rakhe. Apnader meyerao emon hoye jabe.”Chatoki eshe dariyechhe dorjay. Shobai or dike chaitei o Saifullahr dike takiye bollo, “Ranna pray shesh, kheye jaben.” Chole gel o.

******************Deshe fire eshechhe ora. Prothomei desher shob koti private universityte poster taniye diyechhe ebong jela sohorer college gulor Principalder kachhe bishesh bhabe onurodh kore mail pathiye cultural troop gothone jader utshaho achhe tader jogajog korte onurodh korechhe. Shathe dewa hoyechhe pachti poster jate e ahoban janano hyechhe. Shei sathe etao bole diyechhe je trooper protyek ke mashik shommani dewa hobe. Kono rajnoitik shongothoner sathe joritoder newa jabe na. Gaan nach ar ovinoye bibhinno onushthane ongsho niye thakle bhalo hoy. Protyeker bio data ar phone number ebng mail ID dite hobe. Jader mail ID nei tader mail adderss open kore ta dite hobe.

Shobaike kei Dhakay ek shoptaher nibir proshikkhon nite hobe. Er por nij jelay poth natok gono shongeet ar nacher madhyome jonogonke madok, joutuk, eve teasing, ityadi bishoye gono shochetonota gore tulte hobe. Dosh diner modhyei shobgulo jela theke mail eshe porlo. Universitygulo theke etota shara pawa gechhe je ora kolponao koreni. Shat diner interview target thik kore din shomoy ullekh kore shobakike Dhakar thikana diye ashar onurodh janiye mesage pathiye dewa holo. Bola holo asha jawar gari bhara ebong shat din thakar khoroch dewa hobe. Protidin du sho joner interview hobe emon bhabe din o shomoy dewa hoyeche jate bhir lege na jay basher shamne.Porer shoptaho theke interview shuru holo. Jerinder Gulshaner bashay interview holo ek ek groupe doshjon ke deke. Shudhu Jerikn ar Chatoki inerview nilo. Prothomei shobai chomke giyechhilo eto olpo boyosher duto meye interview nichhhe dekhe. Koyek jon e bishoy prosno tulechhilo. Oder dhomok diyen thamiye diyechhe ora. Shobaike sposhto kore bole dewa holo eta desher jonyo kaj. Jara koshto shohjo kore kaj korte agrohi tarai trooper member hote parbe. Madok, Joutuk, Eve teasing bondhe jongoner modhye shochetonota ante gaan nach ar poth natoke ongsho nite hobe. E jonyo lok lojja chharte hobe. Rastay hajar loker shamne perform korte hobe. Gari cholchhe lok jon poth cholchhe, er modhyei van gari ba trucker upor gaan nach ar pot natok korte hobe. Ke ki bollo tate kan dile cholbe na. Proti din kom kore holeo shohorer chhoy ti sthane erokom onushthan korte hobe. Proti onushthaner byapti ek ghonta. Shokal aat ta theke rat aat ta porjonto cholbe. Majher char ghonta ek sthan theke onyo sthane jeye toiri hoye newar shomoy. Shoptahe tin din onushthangulo korte hobe. Baki char din poralekha. E jonyo protyek troop member mashik hat khoroh pabe dosh hajar taka. Er modhye pach hajar taka maa babar hate tule dite hobe, du hajar taka university ba colleger beton babod, ebong baki tin hajar taka nijeder hat khoroch jatayat ar van bhara. Gaan nach ar natoker script Dhaka theke emaile pathiye dewa hobe.Mon diye shunlo shobai. Ekjon bollo, “Madam, rehearsaler jonyo shomoy lagbe, she shmoyta toe pachchhina.”“Thik bolecho. Ekhane emon keu nei je gaan janona ?”“Amader bish jonermodhye char jon gaan jani.”“Meyder modhye nach jana keu achho ?”Tin jon mey hat tullo. “Obhinoy toe roj roj baba maa bhai bon bondhuder shathe korei jachchho. Thik bolechhi ki na.”Heshe fello shobai. “Onektai thik. She obhinoy ar ekhonkar obhinoye kom beshi parthkyo nishchoi achhe.”“Na, nei, sheta script dekhlei bujhte parbe. Tomader shavabik ovinoytai korbe. Gaan ar nach ta amra VCD kore debo. Jara gaan jano tader jonyo oshubidha hobe na. Kort korte practice hoye jabe.”“Ekhon bolo, parbe ?”

“Parbo madam.”“Ekhon bolchi, tomader jonyo tomader shohore bhalo gaan nach ar ovinoyer proshikkhoner byabostha kora hobe. Khushi hoyechho.”Shobai kub khushi hoyehhe janalo.“Ekhon shono, shob cheye guruttopurno kotha. Nije theke kono kaj kora jabena. Ekhon theke je rokom nirdesh dewa hobe tomader emaile she bhabei cholte hobe. Takata dewa hochchhe shudhu tomra jate karo mukhapekkhi na thako tar jonyoi. Baba Maar taka laguk na laguk oi taka taderkei dite hobe. Okhan theke kono taka tomra nebe na. Ek shohore bish jon thakbe. Mash khaneker modhyei shohorer bhalo lok jara tomader eshob kaje utshaho dichchhe tader ek sho jonke shomorthok banabe. Tader nam thikna email ID phone number amader ekhane pathabe. Email ID na thakle tomra onader email address khule debe. Parbe na ?”“Parbo madam.”“Aro kotha ache. Jara eve teasing kore, joutuk cheye bouer jibon noshto kore, bouder maa babader koshto dey, bouder bari theke joutuk anar jonyo nirjaton kore, jara madoker byabosha kore tara kintu tomader shotru hoye jabe. Thik na ?”“Jee, madam, thik kothai bolechen, amra ei kothata apnader bolte cheychhilam, hotath eto kothar chape bule gechhi.”“Shomorthok toiri korai holo tomader pashe daranor jonyo. Tar poro jodi dekho shomoshya hochchhe amader ekta phone korlei amra pordin pouchhe jabo. Jara tomader birokto korchhe tader shudhu ekta kothai bolbe, tara jeno bhalo hoye jay, noile taderee shomoshya hobe. Bujhechho. Ekhn bolo Dhakay kothay uthechho.”“Jee madam, bujhechhi, ar amader bhoy nei. Amra shomajer kichhu bhalo kaj korte parle amaderee shunam hobe. Ar somorthoko amra pabo. Apnara toe pashe achhenee. Dhakay amra shobai karo na karo atmiyer barite uthechhi. Jader atmio nei tara rater garite eshechhi, sokale ekhane shoja chole eshechhi. ”“Thik achhe, ekon jao porshudin theke training shuru hobe. Tomader shobar hate ekta card dewa hoyechhe. Oi carde 1 shongkha lekha achhe. Pasher roome jao, Ota dekhiye okhan theke nam shoi kore portyeke ek hajar taka niye jabe. Jader atmio nei tara tomader karo sathe thakbe ar khabar khoroch debe. Ek shathe thakbe, ek shathe ekhane traininger jonyo ashbe. Tomader atmioder bolbe thakar shomoshya hole flooring korbe, tao na parle train statione ghumabe. Shat din koshto kortei hobe. Etei bujha jabe tomra shomajer jonyo kichhu korte parbe kina, ek jon shathike shat din nijer kachhe rakhte na parle kibhabe bhalo kaaj korbe, Tar upor tomader atmiora toe khoroch pachchhen. Ki bolo tomra. Ar meyera , tomader ki obostha ?”“Amra aat jon eshechhi. Amader pach joneree dhakay thakar byabostha achhe. Shathe tin jonke rakha kono shomoshyaee na.”

“Thik achhe. Ekhon jete paro. Ar ekta form niye jabe, ota fill in kore porshudin ashar shomoy niye ashbe. Shobgulo ghor puron korte hobe.”Ekta meye dushtumi kore bollo, “Ami taka niye ar ashbona. Rater trainei bari chole jabo”“Bhalo, shono tomar card ta dao.”Meyeta itostoto korleo cardta diye chole jete uddoto hotei Jerin oke bollo, “Ektu opekkha koro. Cardta niye jao.”Hate cardta niy meyeta dekhe ek shongkhar jaygay tin shonkha lekha achhe. O obak hoye Jeriner dike takalo.“Obak hochchho keno. Ashte jete ek hajar take lege jabe. Jabar shomoy baba maa ar bhai bonder jonyo kichhu kine niye jeo. Ora khushi hobe. E jonyoee tomake tin hajar taka dewa hoyechhe.”Shobai obak hoye gechhe. Meyeta cardta bariye diye bollo, ami toe dushtumi korechhi. Apni ek hajaree kore din etake.”Jerin cardta nilo na, bollo, “ja dewa hoye gechhe ta ar firiye nebo na. Oi du hajar diye tomra jabar shomoy sobai mile kichhu kheye nebe, tobe ta fast food ba coke jatiyo kichhu na hoy jeno. Tatka foler juice khete paro. Esho ekhon. Porshu din dekha hobe.”Ora dol bedhe chole gelo, jabar shomoy bar bar pichhon fire Jerin Chaokike dekhe gelo. Ek tana doshti grouper interview shesh korlo ora. Majhe majhei oder babara phone kore obostha jene nichchhen. Klantite oboshno hoye gechhe ora. Nijeder roome eshe shotan shuye porlo. Ponoro minit karo mukhe kono kotha nei. Ekta lomba armora bhenge Jerin bollo, “Ore baba eto kotha bolte hoyechhe je gola shukiye kath hoye gechhe.”“Jaa bolechhish. Erokom aro shat din. Jan beriye jabe.”“Ekhonee jodi emon bolish tobe shamner din gulote jokhon shara din baire baire ghure ghure lecture dite hobe tokhon ki korbi. Bangla probed ta mone achhe “Shokhe shokhe bindailam kan khoirka dite gelo poran.”“Hok joto koshtoi hok kaj kore jabo.”“Saifullahke phone kore janiye de, kemon interview holo.”“Nah,shob interview shesh hok, pore janabo. Meyeta tin hajar dekhe obak hoye giyechhilo, or mukher bhab jaa hoyehhilo.”“Tobe shobai khushi hoye gechhe. Amar toe mone hoy ora mon diye kaaj korbe.”“Korbe totokkhon jotokkhon bipod shamne chole na ashe.”“Oi bipod ora mokabela korte parbe na. Amaderee shamlate hobe.” “Haa, tai. Tobe ekta shomoy ashbei jokhon oder kaaj oderee korte hobe.”

Ek ek kore ponoro din par hoye gechhe. Slection ar training shesh. 64 jila theke 1280 jonke biday dite Chatokider barir chhade pandel tanano hoyehhe. Shobai uposthit shomoy motoi. Stage-e shudhu Jerin ar

Chatoki. Chhoto ekta bhumika diye Chatoki bollo, “Amader kaj apatoto shesh. Ebar tomader kaj shuru. Tomader protyeker hate dairy dewa hoyechhe. Dairyte likhe nao kajgulo.”Shobai Dairy khule boshtei Chatoki jeriner dike takalo. Jerin nijer miker swtch on kore bollo,” Number diye likhbe. Nij nij shohore jeye ponoro diner modhye shobgulo upojilay 20 shodoshyer cultural troop gothon korbe ar training shesh korbe. Protyek troop memberder nam thikana phone number ar email ID Dhakay pathabe. Lokkho rakhte hobe shobai jeno upojila shodore boshbashkari hoy. Ta hole jogajog rakha shohoj hobe. Tomader protyek ke ekta kham dewa hoychhe, oi khame ponorodier khoroch babod pach hajar taka dewa hoyechhe. Er modhye tin hajar taka pabe tomader baba maa, baki du hajar taka upojilay jatayat ebong tomadr pocket koroch. Ponoro diner modhye amder hate shobgulo uopojilar troopgulor nam peye jabo. 481 ti upojilay 20 jon kore mot hobe 9620 ar tomra 1280. Ei 10 hajar 9 sho memberder diye shara deshe joutuk eve teasing madok birodhi shamajk andlon gore tulte hobe. E kaj tomader, tomar bonder jonyo, tomader ebong tomader bondhuder jonyo, tomader maa baba ar shomajer obohelito manusher jonyo. Amra shudhu poth nirdesh debo. Mathe kaj tomaderee korte hobe. Proti din ki ki kaj korle report korbe phone. Je kono shomoshyay shathe sathe phone kore janabe. Mone rakhbe tomra durbol nou. Tai bole karo paye para diye jhogra badhabe na. Jela shohore jeno shobai tomader bhalo bole, she dike kheyal rakhbe. Murubbider dekhlei salam debe, cheno ba na cheno, chhotder dekhle ador korbe, eta sheta chhoto chhoto jinish kine debe. Ar haa, jekhane jao meyeder shathe niye jabe, oder chhara kothao jabe na. Oder baba maake eta bujhiye dio je oder niye dushchinta korte hobe na.”“Apnara pashe thakle amra shorbo shokti diye shomaj theke eshob kharapi dur korte nirolosh kaj kore jabo.” Bollo ora shobai.Chatoki uthe daralo. “Tomader khabar byabostha kora hoyechhe. Jar jar jaygay boshe na theke pandeler pichhone jao, okhane khabar rakha achhe. Pani achhe. Plate plate khabar niye khabe. anondo korte badha nei, tobe ek muth khabaro jeno noshto na hoy. Edik odik chhoriye chhitiye jeno na thake. Khabar sheshe abar shob guchhiye rakhbe. Khabar sheshe chole jabe. Dekha hobe agami masher prothom dike.”Stage chhere chole gelo ora.

***********************Dosh din shompurno bisram niyechhe ora. Universityte gechhe, bondhura chheke dhortei bole diyechhe pojecter kaj aro kichhu din por shuru hobe. Basha theke temon ekta ber hoyni. Phone jogajog rakhchhe troopgulor sathe.Dosh din por theke roj office-e boshechhe ora. Chatokider basahar dotolay Central Office ar Jerinder bashay Dhaka mohanogorer office khulechhe ora. Computer-er shamne boshe achhe Jerin ar Chatoki. Jela bhittik troopgulor data input dichchhe ora. Er modhye je shob report

eshchhe shegulo pore dekhchhe, input dichchhe. Ponoro din par hoye gechhe. Office-e besh khushi mone computerer dataguloke ar ekbar dekhe nichchhe. “Reportgulo check korechhish shob ?”“Korechhi. Ora besh bhalo kaj korchhe. Nij nij jelay protyeke itimodhye shohorer wardgulo theke nijder uddeshyo-r kotha bole bibhinno sreni o peshar 100 jonke shomorthok talika bhukto koreche. “Arey er modhye jhore porbe oneke.”“Bhul korli. Keu jhore porbe na, borong aro onek bere jabe. Amader kaj dekhle aro onekei ashbe shathi hote, tader na kora jabe na. Memberee toe District-e 64 x 20 = 1280, Upozilay 481 x 20 = 9620, Dhakay 90 ward-e 20 jon kore1800 = Shorbomot 12,700 member. Eder protyeke 20 jon kore shomorthok pele mot shonkhya hobe 12,700 x 20 = 2,54,000 er shathe jog hochhe original 12,700. Mot darachchhe 2,66,700.“Ar e bishal doler netritte shudhu tui ar ami, universityte porua duti 24 bochhorer meye.”Uchcho konthe heshe dilo Jerin, “Boro kom boyoshe boro beshi lift peye gelam. Chol, dujone mile Monpurar shei gaanta gaai, Olpo boyoshe piriti koriya hoye gelo jiboner shesh.” Hashte hashte goriye porlo Chatoki, “Tui ekebare thik upoma diyechhish. Asholei toe amra - Chikon dhuti khani pindite nahi jani na jani bandhite kesh - obostha. Er modhyei eto boro dayeetto. Ke jane kototuku parbo. Tob ekta bhorosha achhe.”“Bolish ki, kon bhorosha ?”“Amra dujonei meye, Allah Rabbul Alameener shorbo sreshtho srishti. Ekta meyer dhakka shamletei toe oder barota beje jay, ekhane amra dujon. Driro chitto duto meye, bhalo kaje egiye jachchhi, olot palot kore debo shob.”“Iron lady hoye jete hobe, na hole control korte parbi na. Ar protidin toe amra dik nirdeshona pachchhiee Saifullahr kachh theke.”“Protyeker montly remuneration 10,000. Tahole 10,000 x 12,700 = 12,70,00,000. Baki taka shudhu programer byay.”“Shomoshya shekhane noy, shomoshya New Society Movementer Conference-e hobe. Jatayat onyanyo ayojon miliye ek diner byay kom pokkhe jon proti 1000 taka byay holeo shorbo mot byay darabe 26 koti 67 lakh. Shathe khabar o onyanyo byay miiye 30 crore taka.”“Oi 12,700 memberee volunteerer kj korbe. Jela upojila theke bus bhara kore ashbe, jabe. Shmoshya ki.” Bangladesher jekhan thekei ashuk na keno shorboccho shomoy rater rastay 5 ghonta.Raat 11 tay rowana debe, por din rat aat tay fire jabe. Jara agey rowana debe tara garite ghumabe. Pet khali korar kajta rastayee rater adhare shere nebe.”“Chomotkar planning tor.”Phone ashtei dhorlo Jerin. O pashe or baba. “Saifullah ei matro telephone kore janiyechhe du ek diner modhyei motorcyclegulo ar trained driver cum bodyguard pabe tomra. Tomader goto shoptaher

report peyechhe. Tobe bar bar shabdhan korechhe kothin hoye jete. Na hole eto young chhele meyeke control-e rakha jabe na. Tomra joint account korar por dinee HSBC banke du sho koti taka joma hoye gechhe. Tomader computere input dewa shesh hole final repoter ekta copy Saifullahke pathiye debe.””Jee baba pathiye debo.”“Parle rate or shathe internete kotha bole niyo.”“Jee baba, kotha bolo.” Phone rekhe diye Chatokir dike takalo Jerin.“Ei baro hajar shatsho pager data purotai pathiye debo ?”“De, or nijoshyo sourcer madhyome kono analysis korar thakle kore result debe. Or lok edeshe ache. Dekhlina motorcycler driver ar amader bodyguard oi select korbe, training debe. Pore amader kachhe pathabe. E deshe or lok na thakle eta shombhob hotona.”“Thik bolechhish, ekhanei manushtar rohoshyo bujha jay na.” “Ne zip file kore pathiye de ekhuni.”“Aaj ar na. Notun koyekta mail eshechhe. Kal check kore eksathe pathabo.”

Ekdin pore ora office-e elo. Mail dekhei chomke uthlo Chatoki. “Ei dekh dekh, onek gulo jela theke mail, ora nijerai jelar Shilpokola Academyr teacher hire korechhe oder tarininger jonyo. Ekhon toe natoker manuscript ar gaan select kore dewar joyo onurodh janiyechhe. Ki uttor debo ?”“Bole de agami tin diner modhye pouchhe jabe shob.”“Thik ache. Tai bole dichchhi.” Troopguloke mail ar Saifullahke shob trooper memberder data zipfile kore pathiye matro computer shut down kore boshechhe. Emon shomoy intercom beje uthtei Jerin dhorlo. “Chol Chatoki, niche chol. DHL-e ekta packet eshechhe, receive korte hobe.” Nich neme elo ora. Packet receive kore upore uthe elo. Packet khultei ber hoye elo duto dress. Kalo pant kalo full sleeve double cuff shirt. Collerer front side-er du dikei ujjol lal kaporer upor shonar besh mananshoi akarer tara set kora. Shirter cuff link-o ekee dhoroner. Shirter buttonguolo-o shonar tara. Shirtgulor kadhe shoulder flap dewa. Ekta lal square scarf trikon bhaj kore shoulderer pichhonta ghuriye duto shesh pranto buker upor fele dewa hoyechhe. Shesh pranto duto shoulder flapper bhitor diye eshechhe. Ekabare set kore dewa dress. Dujoner protyeker jonyo chhoti kore set. Dress gulote tag diye nam likhe dwa hoyechhe.“Ajob dress.”“Asholei toe. Tobe etake dress na bole uiform bolai shongoto.”“Pore dekhi agey. Kemon dekhay.”Dress pore aynar shamne daralo ora. “Ekebare fit. Tobe chinte parchhi na nijeder.”“Ekdom thik bolechhish. Nijeder chenai mushkil hoye gechhe.”“Tobe jaee bolish na keno dressta darun. Er shathe jodi mejajtao emon rakha jay tobe ordhek netritto dresser jonyoee apna apni eshe jabe.”

Garir awaj peye janala diye niche takalo ora. Dujoner babai ashchhen.“Chol niche nami.”“Ei dressei ?”“Haa, ei dressei. Chomke dei oderke.”Niche neme elo ora. Oder babara oder doke takiye roilen.“Darun dress, kar planning eta ?” Chaokir baba jante chailen.“Saifulah pathiyechhe.” Bollo Jerin.“Tai bolo, noile emon planning tomader mathay asha shombhob na.”“Khub bhalo hoyechhe. Darun maniyechhe.”Jeriner babar montobyo.Drawing roome boshlen ora. “Bosho tomra. British High Commission theke phone peyechhi. Ora gotokalee motor cyclegulo Chittagong theke niye eshechhe. Agami kalee shokal 10 tay motorcyclegulo receive korte jabe tomra British High Commissione. Ora Saifullah dewa list moto driver cum bodyguard-dero dekechhe. Orao okhanei thakbe. Amader dujoner barite eksho eksho motorcycle thakbe. Driverder jonyo amader dujoneree barir ekee lane-e charte chhoy tola bari purotai bhara newa hoyechhilo din doshek agei, ogulote proyjonio renovation kora hoyechhe. Protiti bari char uniter. Mot chhoyti floore 24 flate 144 room ache. Proti roome dujon kore thakbe. E chhara ache dining space char dike khola boro baranda. Ora okhanei thakbe. Meye driver cum bodyguard-der jonyo-o ekee byabostha hoyechhe. Itimodhye shobgulo room furniture o onyanyo shob diye shajiye dewa hoyechhe. Proti floorer jonyo charjon attendant niyog dewa hoyechhe. Meye guard-der jonyo meye attendant newa hoyechhe. Ekhon boyguard-der thakar shomoshya shesh. Ar kon roome ke ke thakbe ta orai thik kore nebe.“Khabar byabostha ki oder ?” Chatoki jante chilo.“Catering service thik kora hoyechhe. Ora shokale eshe oder kachh theke menu jene nebe. Tarpor oder dewa shomoy moto khabar pouchhe debe. Shondhyar por barigulo dekhe esho. Tar por Saifullahke ratei janiye debe.” Bollen Chatokir baba.“Dusho motor cycle-er ekta bohor kintu bishal byapar. Jekhanei jao manush haa hoye cheye thakbe. Ekta shamajik shangshkritik shongothone emon agey kokhono dekha jay nee. Shob moholeree kan khara hoy jabe. Dekhe shuna paa felbe, ektu bhul hole khub boro kkhoti hoye jete pare.”“Thik bolechho baba, kintu shathe ar ekta diko achhe. Ebhabe shamne pichhone ekshota motor cycle thakle shobar mone e dharonatao eshe jabe je eder ghatano thik hobe na. Fole shomaje amra je kajta korte jachchhi tar birodhira kom beshi holeo nijedr niyontron korbe.”“Thik blechho, tobe etao hote pare je halka bari diye etao jachai kore nebe tomader shoktita koto.”“Mathe na namle bujha jabe na, dekha jak ki hoy. Manoshik bhabe amra je kono poristhiti mokabelar jonyo toiri achhi baba.”“Amader shodoshyo shonkhya ekhon 12 hajar 7 sho. Ekta porikkhay felle eder dedication proman hoye jabe. Jodi shotye era eder portisruti

thik rakhe tobe ek bochhorer modhye edesh theke madok joutuk ar eveteasing bondho hoye jabe.”“Shomaj thik hoye gele prosashono badhyo hoyei bhalo hoye jabe. Byaboshayeerao manusher protirodher jonyoi ar kokhono syndicate kore ponyomulyo barate shahosh pabe na. Ain sringkhola rokkhakari bahinio bhalo achoron korbe manusher shathe.”“Asha rakha bhalo. Tobe shotorko thaka aro bhalo. Tomra jao ekhon.”Chole gelo ora.

Pordin doshtay Saifullahr pathano dress porei British High Commissione pouchalo ora. Receptione nam boltei oder niye jawa holo bhitore. Shariboddho bhabe 750cc motorcyclegulo dar koriye rakha achhe. Protiti motor cycler pashe darno ekjon chhele ar ekjon meye. Oder shober dress kalo. Thik oder moto, parthokyo shudhu ote ujjol brass button ar lal scarf nei. Shudhu ekta meye ar ekta chheler poshake shobuj scarf ache. High Commissioner bhalo bhabe bujhiye dilen motorcycegulo British governmenter pokkho theke dewa hoyechhe oder shamajik shangshkritik shongothon New Society Movement-ke byaboharer jonyo matro. Proti motorcycler shamnei lekha ache Property of British High Commission ar aka ache British Flag. Number plate Dutabasher. High Commissionerke thanks diye dujon ber hoye elo. Motorcyclegulo niye shob bodyguardra ber hoye elo. Shobuj scarf pora chhele ar meyeta egiye elo. “Apnara bashay chole jan. Amra pouchhe jabo.”“Tomra basha chinbe ki kore ?”“Chini amra,” bollo meyeti. “Apnara chole jan, amra du group-e bhag hoye dusho jon kore apnader dujoner bashay pouchhe jabo. Je bashagulo apnara niyechhen shegulo amra chini. Shudhu gate keeperke ke bole deben amader entryte jeno shomoshy na hoy.”“Amra pouchhe gele apnara ashben, joruri kotha ache.” Bolei cheleti hat uchu kortei shobgulo driver motor cycle uthe start dilo. Oder chokher shamne diyei chokher poloke motorcyclegulo ber hoye gelo.Chatoki or babake ar Jerin or babake phone kore bole dilo jate driverra oder jonyo bhara kora barite dhukte pare she byabostha korte.Barir gate oder gari dhuktei dekhe oi shbuj scarf por driver chhele mayeti dariy achhe. Garite theke namtei meyeti bollo, “amader shathe ashun.” Ekta motor cycler pashe eshe thamlo ora. Bollo, Kokhono bhuleo ei moror cycle gulote uthben na, hat deben na ba kono buttone chap deben na. Egulo specilised motrocycle. Ete apander jiboner nirappotta bidhaner shob bondobstha assemble kora achhe.”“Ki ki byabostha achhe ?” Jeriner koutuholi prosno.“Shudhu matro apnader jiboner nirapotta bighnito holei dekhte paben. Tar agey noy. Chiefer nirdesh chhilo apnader bole dewa, bole dilam. Byas etukui, kono rokom koutuholi prosno korben na. Nirdesh ja deben palito hobe bina bakyo byaye, daay dayeetto apnader.”“Ar motorcyclegulor kono kkhoti hole ?”

Heshe dilo meyeti. “Jobab dile apni stombhito hoye jaben. Egulor kkhoti korte parbe na keu. Egulo fire proof, accident proof. Agune purbe na, dumre muchre jabe na. Emon ki missile eriye nijeke nirapod rakhar kkhomota achhe or. Start bondho thake, kintu o jegei thake.”“Thik achhe mone thakbe. Kintu uthte parbo na keno.”“Apnara motorcycle driving janen ?”“Nishchoi jani.”“Ektu drive kore dekhaben ?”“Keno noy, ekhuni dekhachhi.” Egiye elo Chatoki. Handle dhorte jabe, thomke daralo o. Duto handlei onekgulo nana borner button. Protyektay ek ekta okkhor lekha. Kintu o kichhutei bujhte parchhena er modhye konta start button. Ar onyo buttongulor functionee ba ki. “Start button dekhiye dao.”“Byatha pele amader dosh deben na.” O start button dekhiye dilo.Or kothay kan na diye driving seate boshlo Chatoki.Srart buttone chap ditei motorcycle theke chhitke shunye uthe gelo o. Doure jeye meyeti o shunye thaktei dhore fele alto bhabe namiye dilo floore. Chatoki prathomik dhakka katiy prosno korlo, “Emon holo keno.”“Etar shamne ashun. Ei je chhotto point-ta dekhchhen ata ekta camera ja etar computerer shathe jukto. Computere apnar physical data program kora nei. Fole she apnake nebe na. Tar poreo apni ride korte gele o mone korechhe apni oke churi korte ba kkhoti korte chaichhen. Tai o apnake prothomei akromon korechhe. Computere shudhu chhele meyer physical parthokyo program kora achhe. Tobe she ichchhe korle apnake mere felteo parto. Ota koreni apni meye bole. Apnar jaygay kono chhele thakle o mara jeto.”“Ki bhabe ?”“Shunye chhure felar shathe shathei ghonibhuto carbon monoxide gas emon bhabe or dike chhure dewa hoto je chheleti nihshasher shathe ta lunges tene nito. Ponoro seconder modhye behush hoye jeto. Immediate treatment na pele obodharito mrityu.”“Ei mrityudit-der niyei poth cholte hobe ? Ar ki ki byabostha achhe ei motorcyclegulote, button toe onekgulo.”“Ogulo bhoyaboho. Ekhonee nai ba janlen. Shomoye shob dekhte paben. Shudhu etuku jene rakhun, Chief apnader nirapottar etotuku truti rakhen ni. Ar amra aponader nirapottar jonyo jibon diteo etotkuo didha korbo na. Ekhon ashi madam amra. Proyojone call dilei chole ashbo.” Ora chole jetei Chatoki bollo, “Jerin, kisher modhye porlam.”“Janina. Saifullahke jiggesh korte hobe. Shotyee bolte ki ami kichhuta bhorke gechhi. Tui start dewar shathe shathe ami kichhu bujhe other ageyi tui upore uthe gechhish. Chokher polok felar agey meyeta kemon dokkhotay toke shunyei dhore fele namiya diyechhe. Ami kichhui bujhte parini. Tui byatha pash ni toe.”

“Ek dom na. Mone holo ami jeno tulor sporsho pelam, tar por muhurtei toe matite darano. Tobe motorcycleta amake shuney chhure felar shomoy bhoy peyechhilam kichhuta.”“Jak, jana holo, shikkha holo. Chol uopore jeye Saifullahr shathe kotha boli. Tar agey mailta ekbar check kore nebo.”

Mail check korte dujonee boshechhe computerer shamne. Open kore dekhe prothom mailtai Saifullahr. Attach file dekhe khullo ora. Screene bheshe uthlo Chatoki motorcycler shamne dariye, uthe boshlo start buttone chap dilo, huuushhh kore ekta shodo, chatoki ekabar shuney. Por muhurtei meyetar hate ebong matite. Hashchhe Jerin, “Ki kore holo.”“Oi motorcycle-er computer ota record hochchhe, ar record howar shomoy thekei ta Saifullahs computere prodorshito ebong record hote thake. Saifullah sheta amader kachhe pathiye moja korechhe.”“Ta hole o computerer shamne boshe toe nirdesh-o dite pare ja oi driver shunte pabe.”“Amar tai mone hoy. Kintu she kkhetre driver amader jiggesh korbe ?”“Pore jene newa jabe. Rat atat periye gechhe. Ekhon onyo mail dekh.”Mail khultei chokh atke gelo ekta maile. Manikgonjer troopta shohorer bus stand morey madok joutuk ar eve teasing birodhi poth natok korte jeyye shondhya 6 tar dike ekdol juboker hamlar shikar oyechhe. Ora chikitsha niye rat shat-tay dike thanay bishoyta janate gele thana oderee atok korechhe eve teasinger obhijoge. Khepe geche Chatoki ar Jerin. Phone kore dilo ora driverder. Poshak change kore nilo ora, shei kalo dress. Ponoro miniter modhyei shob rowana dilo shamne eksho motorcycle ar pichhone eksho motor cycle majhe oder Prado jeep-e ora.Motor Cycler siren ar prochondo shobde druto bege chute cholchhe ora. Oder mike-e nirdesh dewa hochchhe shamner long router inter district boro busgulo rasta chhere side din. Na hole shomoshya hobe. Rasta chhere side dariye jachchhe garigulo. Ek ghontar modhye ora thanar shame pouchhe gelo. Ek shathe etogulo motor cycler awaj shune shob policegulo thanar bhitor theke baire eshe dariyechhe. Motor cyclegulo thanar char pashe obosthan nilo. Neme elo Chatoki ar Jerin.OC kothay jante chaile ekjon police bollo “Sir roome achhen.”OC-r roome dhuklo Jerin ar Chatoki, pashe 10 jon driver. Oder dekhe OC kichhukkhon oder dike takiye roilen. Pore jiggesh korlen, “Kara apnara, ki chai.”“Eve teasinger oporadhe jader dhore enechhen oder shathe dekha korte eshechhi, ar apnar kachhe bishoyta jante eshechhi.”“Ora oder jayga motoi achhe- garode. Natoker chhole ora eve teasing korchhilo, dekhe kichhu lok amader janale amra oder grefter korechhi.”

“Bhalo kotha, tahole toe cinemay jokhon dekhano hoy kholnayok nayeekake tule nite jahchhe tokhon toe apnader uchit oi khol nayokke greftar kora, taina.”“Dekhun sheta alada bishoy. Ekhane shusposhto ovijog eshchhe amader kachhe. She ovijoger vittitei oder greftar kora hoyechhe.”“Besh je evera e ovijogta jkoreche tara kothay ?”“Ora oder barite chole gechhe.”“Tai naki. Oder ovijogta ekbar dekhi.”“Ota toe dekhano jabena apnader.”“Dekhben pore deke dekhaben na jeno. Tokhon kintu ar dekhte chaibo na. Ekbar baire eshe dekhun apnar thana char pash theke gherao hoye achhe. Erokomee thakbe jotokkhon porjonto cultural trooptake chhere na den.”“Beshi kkhomota dekhaben na. Bhaloy bhaloy ber hoye jan, noile apadero greftar korte badhyo hobo. Abar bole kine deke dekhabo. Jan jan, ekkhuni ber hoye jan, noyto kharap hobe.”Ber hoye elo Jerin Chatoki. Shobgulo upozilay phone kore shobaike tokhuni rowana diye thanar shamne ashte bollo ora. Shatta upozila theke eksho chollish jon eshe porlo ghonta khaneker modhye. Puro thanata emon bhabe gherao hoye gechhe je kono police ber hote parchhe na ar dhukteo parchhena. Baire jara petrol dutyte chhilo tara baire atka porechhe. OC ekbar baire eshe chardike chey dekhe nilen. Er por bollen, “Apnara pach miniter modhye thanar compound na chharle amra ainanug shokti proyoge badhyo hobo.” Tar kotha shesh na hotei shobgulo motor cycle theke bikot shobde siren beje uthlo. Iti modhye char pashe utshuk manushar bhir bere cholechhe. Kichukkhoner modhye jelar DC SP chole eshechhen, kintu thanay dhukte parchhen na. Kichhui bujhe uthte parchhen na ora. Gari theke mike ghoshon dewa holo, “DC SP shaheb eshechhen, apnar rasta chharun.” Chatoki maike bollo, “Apnara okhanei thakun, amra ashchhi.” Motroctclegulo sref tin foot jayga chhere dilo. Chatoki Jerin ber hoye elo, oder char pashe motorcycle arohi guarder 20 jon. Oder dress dekhchhen DC SP. Kichhukkhon por DC bishoyta jante chaile ora DCke bishoya bujhiye boltei DC shaheb bollen, “Are amio toe oder poth natok dekhechhi, koi kono kharap kichhu dekhini toe.” SP shahebo tar kothay shay dilen, “Are ami toe oder poth natok ar gaan shune oder proshongsha korechhi.” Chatoki bollo, “Ekhon apnarai bujhun, apnader OCr kachhe amra eshechhilam bishoyta jante, tini bolechhen, natoker chhole troop eve teasing korchhilo. Shusposhto ovijoger vittitei oder greftar korechhen. Amra ovijog ta dekhte chaile tini dekhben na bolechhen, ar bolechhen amra eta niye chap dile tini amadero greftar korben. Kara ovijog korechhe tader dekhte chai, ar keno ovijog korlo tao jante chai. Eshob jana bujha hoye gelei amra chole jabo.” SP shaheb bollen, “Thik achhe, amader thanay jete din, amra OCr shathe kotha bole dekhi.” Chatoki bollo, “Ekane dekha dekhir kichhu nei, amader troopke chhere

din, ovijogkarider amader shamne anun, amra oder shathe kotha bolbo.” “Tai hobe,” bollen DC shaheb. Poth chhere dilo ora. DC SP shaheber shathe aro koyekjon jete chaile oder rasta atke dilo Chatoki. “Apnader kono proyojon ni ekhane.” DC shaheb pichhon fire bollen, “Ora amader security. Oder ashte din.” Jerkin heshe fello, “Apnader security ekhon amrai. Amra na chaile ora apnader security dite parbe na, she shokkhomotao oder nei.” Obak holen SP. “Ki bolte chaichhen apnara.” Chatoki bollo, “Kothay dorkar ki, chokhei dekhun.” Odr ishara peyeScarf pra meyeta r chhelta egiye elo. Trish seconder modhye DC SPr security matite pore roilo. ‘Kichu hoyni, adha ghontar jonyo oder shorir obosh kore dewa hoyechhe. Oi shomoyta par hoye gelei oder shorirer nervegulo abar shochol hobe.” Bollo meyeti.“Apnara bhitore jan, shomoshya nei,” bollo Chatoki. Stombhito hoye gechhen DC SP. Emon drishyo agey kokhono dekhen ni tara. Kono kotha na bole thanay dhuke gelen. Dosh miniter mathay thanar bhitor theke ekjon police ber hoye elo, “Madam dujon ektu ashun.” Jerin ar Chatoki nijerder 20 jon body guard niye thanar bhitore gelo. OCr roome jetei dekhe troop dariye achhe, oder onek mar dhor kora hoyechhe. Charjon toe dariye thaktei prchhe na. “Ki byapar DC SP shaheb, eder e obostha keno ? Kon kon police eder merechhe.” DC SP bollen, “Dekhun e rokom hoyei thake, bhul manusheree hoy. Poicero hoyechhe. Shamne theke emon hobe na.” Rege gechhe Jerin, “Dekhun apnader lokder nirapottar daayeetto apnader, temni amader troopder nirapottar dayeeo-o amader. Bhul apnar lokder hole bhul amadero hote pare. Apnader kajer fol apnarai bhog korben. Tokhon jeno thik e kothatai bolen , bhul manusheree hoy. Amra pore kokhon kar bichar ke korbe she dike jai na, amader bichar amrai kore feli ebong totkkhonat.”“Ki bolte chaichhen apnara, OC shaheb toe thikee bolechhen, apnara boro beshi kkhomota dekhachchhen.” Rege gechhen SP.“Onader bhuler safai gaite jeye apnarao bhul korlen. Mukhe na bole kajei dekhiye dichchhi.” Bodygurader dike chailo Jerin, “Kara kara oder merechhe identify kore shasti din. Trooper dike cheye bollo, jao dekhiye dao ke ke tomader merechhe.” Troopr chheledr shathe bodyguardra room theke ber hote jabe emon shomoy “Ektu daran.” Bollen DC. Keu daralo na. “Ki holo apnader darate bolechhi toe ami.” Jerin jobab dilo, “Ora keu apnar kono kotha shunbe na, kichhu bolte hole amader shathe kotha bolun.”“Apnar lokder firiye anun. Ami dekhchhi.”“Sorry, too late. Ordr pass hoye gele ar firiye newa jay na.” Pach miniter modhyei koyejon SI ke kadhe niye fire elo guardra. Chhure fele dilo floore. Khub beshi ahoto, rokte ekakar shobai.“Oder hashpatale pathiye din ekkhoini, deri hole more jabe, dhoronir pap kombe. Chole jachchi amra. Ashchhe dingulote shabdhan thakai bhalo apnader jonyo. Jonorsh boro khrap jinish. Ar haa, apnader ajker

achoron amrai ministryte janbo, internatonal manobadhikar agency gulokeo janabo. Shobgulo foreign embassy High Commissioneo janiye debo. Ekhankar aajker shob kichhui video record hoye gechhe. Shei video gulo shobar kachhe copy hoye chole jabe. Apnarao copy paben.”Thana theke ber hoye elo ora. Thanar char pashe utshuk manushgulo jar jar pothe chole gelo. Jete jete bolchhe ora, “OCr uchit shikkha hoyechhe, bina oporadhe dhore niye taka aday kore chhere dewar moja bujhe gechhe. Kichhudiner jonyo shantite thaka jabe.”

Pordin shokal. Shara shohor police-e chheye gechhe. Law and order Management theke onek force aniyechhe SP shaheb. DCke bolechhen eder uchit shkkha diyei chharbo. Policer gaaye hat tolar shasti eder petei hobe. Ekii shathe dapiye berachchhe motorcycle Guradra. Dusho motor cycle jedike jachchhe policer badha pelei kkhipto hoye uthchhe. Jerin ar Chatokir nirdeshe action-e jchchhe ora. Shadharon manush school olleger chhele meyegulo oder shathe oneki jog diyechhe. Shohorer rastay rastay police forcer korun doshar khobor peye SP shaheb nije gari niye chute elen. Jerin Chatokir garir shamne Gari dar koriye dilen. Neme elo Chatoki. “Rasta chharun, noy toe gari jaliye debo.”“Ki korchhen apnara. Ploicer gaaye hat tulechhen, er shasti apnader petei hobe.”“Na korchhe ke, she kkhomota ekhono achhe bole mone koren naki. Apnar police forcer obostha dekhchhen toe nij chokhe. Poth chhere din. Shob policeder shohor thyeke uthiy police cpmplexe niye jan.. Noile poristhitir jonyo apnee dayee hoben. Amar toe mone hoy uporer mohole koifiot dite dite apnar jaan jabe. Ki bolben tokhon. Ke apnar kotha bishwash korbe je matro duti meye ar tader shather koyekjon chhele meyer hate apnar police forcer ei obostha hoyechhe. Er por ar doya dekhano hobe na, aghat kora hobe.”“Sheta korte ekhono baki rekhechhe ki ?”“Nah, amra ekhono kichhui kori ni. Policeguor shathe amader kono jhogra jhati hoyni. Jiggasha kore dekhte paren aash pasher lokder. Ora ashehhilo apnader nirdesh moto amader dhore bedhe pitiye amader guardiander kachh theke mota taka aday kore amader jele purte. Kintu obostha begotik dekhe ora eminitei behush hoye gechhe.” Kono kotha na bole chole gelen SP shaheb, police force tul nilen tini.Shara shohore ghure berachchhe motor cyclegulo. memberder dekhiye dewa jubokder dhorei Jerin Chatokir garite uthachchhe. Eke eke shat jonke dhorar por niye asha holo bus stand-e.Okhane shobar shamne kan dhoriye uth bosh koranor por eve teasing madok ar joutuker birodhita korbe shopoth porano holo. “Bolo shobar shamne, bhalo hoye jabe toe.” Jerin bollo.“Jee madam balo hoye jabo.”“Thakbe amader shathe ?” Chatoki jante chailo.Obak hoye e or dike cheye rilo chhelegulo.

“Neben amader !”Trooper dike chailo Jerin, “Tomader apotti achhe ?”“Na, borong khushi hobo.”“Tahole aajee bikale ekhanei oder jog daner onushthan hobe. Shobai mile she ayojon koro, ar haa, shobai ek shathe jeye DC SP shob upozilar OC ar shohorer gonyo manyo der dawat dio. Eder dawat dewar shomoy shobai ek shathe jabe. Pandal kora ar halka khabarer jonyo kauke contract diye dao, jeno thik chartay delivery dite pare.”“Ekta kotha bolob madam ?” Shasti pawa ekjon bollo.“Haa, bolo.”“Apnader shathe jog dewar ei oushthaner khorochta amrai dei.”“Dekho, Tomra eke k Jon shonar tukro, jotno na naway moyla jome ektu nongra hoye giyechhile, ekhon abar shonar motoi ujjol. Tomader moto bhalo chheleder shathe peye luv hoyechhe amader, luv hoyechhe shomajer, kohoroch tomra debe keno ? Ar ekta kotha, tomder jader bon achhe she bonder shathe nebe. Ami jeno onushthane tomader bonder dekhi. Ekhon contractorke order diye ekhonee dawat dite chole jao.”Troop chole gelo notun chheleder shathe niye. Ora chole elo Dhakay.

Ek shathe chollish jon chhele meye DCr office gechhe. SP shahebo DC shaheber roomei pelo ora. DC SP troopser chheleder dekhe obak. “Ki byapar tomra.”“Amra eshechi apnader dawat dite.”“Kisher dawat, kothay ?”“Kal jara amader biruddhe ovijog kore thanay dhukiye chhilo aaj tara amader joutuk evetesing ar madok birodhi ovijane oder bonder niye amader shathe jog diyechhe. Oder boron kore newar jonyo ekta onushthaner ayojon korechhi amara bus stande. Bikal chartay.”“Ar amar policera ja mar khelo, ahoto holo, tar ki hobe ?”“Chhi chhi, mar kkhabe keno, thanar garita break fail kore khade pore giyechhilo, otei SI ar constoblera ahoto hoyechhe. Ekhane kar ki korar achhe ?” Bollo notun ekta chhele.DC SP e or mukher dike cheye roilen. “Tai ?” DC saheber chokhe koutuk jholik dichchhe.“Jee,” bollo ekta meye. “Ami tokhon oi rasta college theke ashchhilam, dehki druto bege garita chute ashchhe. Ami rastar ekebare kinaray jeye darai. Ar ektu hole amee toe pore jetam niche goriye. Garita hotath rasta theke onek niche porlo. Amar chitkarei toe lok jon egiye eshe oder uddhar korlo.”“Tumi ke ?”“Ami or bon, oi toe prothom eshe shobaike dak diye oder uddhar korlo. Garita kharap apnader,ota taratari thik koran, noile aro boro durghotona ghote jete pare.”“Ar tar por ei dupur barota porjonto shohore jaja holo.”“She kotha bola jabe na, apnar policeder jiggsha kore dekhun ki hoyechhe. Leaderder nirdeshe amra koyekjon hashpatale giyechhila

oder dekhte. Daktarra bolechhe ora khub durbol chhilo, neshagrostho-o chhilo onek. Police force shuddhi obhijan chalan, oder ration bariye din. Ora toe ar apnader dewa ration khay na, bikri kore dey. Oi taka diye phensidil khay. Ekotha toe boro ekjon police officer-ee shikar korechhen. Emon police diye ain sringkhola rokkha korte parben na. Rag thaman, Bastob mene nin.”“Khub bhalo shajiyechho. Jak amra tomader onushthane thakbo.”“Ektu koshto kora jabe amader jonyo ?”“Bolo meye, ki korte hobe ?”“Shob OC der thakte bolben.”“Bole debo. Thakben ora shobai. Jelar gonyo manyo byaktider bolechho toe ?”“Haa shob rajneeibid, Civil society ar boro byaboshayeeder chhara.”“Ta onader boloni keno ?”“Amra bishwash korina oder. E deshe hater angule gona jabe emon chhara kono rajneetibidee amader bhalo chay na. Ar civil society namer arale kara ki kore ta amader traininger shomoy bujhiye dewa hoyechhe. Ar boro byaboshayeera toe syndicate kore jinisher dam bariye gorib manushgulor jibon durbishoho kere diyechhe. Oder dhorbo amara, ar ektu shomoy jak.”“Kintu orai desh chalay.”“Agamite ar chalabe na, dekhe neben.” Bollo notun ekta chhele, “Ami Upojila Chairmaner chhele, amar shamne dariye kotha bolar shahosh e jelay karo nei. Emon kono kharap kaj nei ja korini. Agami din gulote ei shob kharapir protirodh korbo. Dui madam ar amader junior chhelera aaj ja shikhiye diyechhe tar tulona nei. Bhoy peye na, shadorei ora amader shathe niyechhe. Amrao bhoy peye na, oder bhalo kaj gulo dekhe amdero mone holo etodin ja korechhi tar prayshchitto kore shuddho hoye jai. Agamite amrai desh chalabo, apnader modhye jara bhalo tader shathe niye, ar noshtoder astakure chhure fele.”“Amar jana mote tomar name besh koyekta mamla achhe ? Rajneetibid der asroy chhere dile toe tumi bipod pore jabe. Tumi greftar hobe, Shobgulo mamlayee shasti hoye jabe.”“Shomshya ki, hobe. Tobu adalote dariy bolte parbo, ekhonkar shasti bhalo hoye jawar shasti.”Ekta meye pichhon theke shamne chole elo, “Na kono mamlayee shastee hoe na, greftero hobe na. Borong mamlagulo protyahar korbe badi, agami kal thkei protyahar shuru hoye jabe. Tar jonyo badike je kkhotipuron korte hobe ta amra kore debo.”“Tumi ke ?”“Ami apnar family physician daktar Ahmad Ali’r meye. College pori. Ai du madamer kachhe training niyechhi. Shekhane amade e bhorosha dewa hoyechhe je jara bhalo hoye shomjer nari purush shishuder pokkhe kaj korbe tader jonyo joto rokomer shohojogita lage deben tara. E chharo jokhon adalote eta proman kore dewa hobe je o ja ja korechhe ta shobee omuk omuk rajneetibider nirdesh korechhe tokhon oi

rajneetibidrao kintu feshe jachchhen. Tarai nijerai kkhotipuron diye badike bolben mamla protyahar korte. Shutorang o nirapod.”“Khub shohoj hishab diyechho, eto shohoj hishabe desh chole na.”“Ki chole ar ki chole na ta goto ratei amra dekhiye diyechhi amader dosh lokkho bhager ek bhag shokti byabohar na korei. Jara amader kotha shunbe tarai bhalo thakbe, jara shunbe na tader jonyo royechhe boyaboho shasti, jar dosh lokkho bhager ek bag matro ora bhog korechhe aaj shokale.”DC SP oder dike cheye roilen. Chole elo ora. “Kemon bujhlen ?” DC bollen“Opodebotader din ki shesh hoye elo ?”“Amar tai mone hoy. Tobe opodebotarao eto shohoje chhere debe na. Shonghorsho hobei. Tobe ekta ashar kotha. Jarai er pichhone achhe tara otyonto buddhiman, emni kore ei shob bipothgami chhele meyeder nijeder dole niye eshe bhalo pothe niye ashar kaj ar dekhini. Ekhon shamne era kotodur bhalo hobe eta era chole gelei bujha jabe.”“Shudhu etai noy, jara birodhi chhilo tarai ekhon etotai ekatto oder shathe je ora shoja bole dichchhe je policeder ahoto howata sref durghotona. Policer garitai naki kharap chhilo, break fail korecchilo bole policeegilo ahoto hoychhe. Kotha sheta noy, eder shathe opodebotder shonghorshe bipodta kintu amader. Proshashon chole rajneetibidder isharay. Tader nirdesh mante gele amaderee shobcheye beshi bipod hobe. Ek dake jekhane 200 mororcyle, charsho prosikkhito chhele meye ar tader shathe jubo shomajer shob cheye bhoyonkor chhelegulo ek hoye jay tokhon shomajer kharap manushgulor ostittoi biponno hoye pore.”“Bhanga gorar khela toe e deshe notun noy. Dekhai jak na shamner dingulo. Emini kore puro deshtai jodi bhalo hoye jay kotoi na bhalo hobe.”“Thik bolechhen. Ekhon theke e shohore ar eveteasing dekhben na. Madoker addao bhenge debe ora. joutuko kome jabe. Tobe ete oneker oboidho aayo kome jabe.”“Amader onek aayee kome jabe, jak, tobu desher jubo somajta bhalo hok, desh gothone kaj koruk. Bhebe chhilam amar meyetake pora lekha korar jonyo bideshe pathiye debo. Ekon ar ta korbo na, oder dole jog dite bolbo. Ekhanei ja pora lekha kore koruk, ar oder shathe shomaj nirmner kaje lege jak.”“Bhalo kotha bolehhen toe, tahole amar chheletakeo ei pormorshoi dei. Aajee meetinge niye jai oder. Amar mone hoy oder kotha shune amar apnar chhele meyeo oder dole jog dite apotti korbe na.”“Tai bhalo.”Shobar mukhe ek kotha, emon odbhut meeting ora ar dekheni. Jelar itihashe ei prothm eto boro onushthane kono rajneetibid civil society kauke dekha jachchhe na. Shudhu Jerin Chatoki DC SP ar colleger Principal, High Scholer Head Master erai. Koyekjon bhapa pitha bikri kore emon mohilao eshechhen bhalo shari pore. Puro onushthantai

video kora hoyeche. Jerin ar Chatoki khub shongkkhipto boktobyo diyechhe. Ja bolar bolechhe chhele meyerai. Jerin bolechhe, “Amra amader shathe bhalo chhele meye oboshyoee chai, kintu shudhu bhalo diye amader kono proyjon nei, protibadi na hole, protirodh korte jeye bipod mathay newar shahosh na thakle, aghater bodole aghat dite egiye na ele tader jonyo amader ei shamajik shangshkritik shongothone kono sthan nei.”Chatoki bolechhe, “Jekhane madok joutuk ar eveteasing shekhanei protibad, shekhanei protirodh. Ek mash matro shomoy, jara eve teasing koren, jara madoker byabosha koren, jara joutuk dabi kore nijer bouke koshto den tader shongshodhoner shomoy dewa holo. Er shomoyer modhye bhalo na hoye gele chorom kkhoti bhog korte hobe. Tokhon kintu maaf pabe na keu. Proshashoner proti amader binito onurodh eshob onyaye joritoder kono shohojogita deben na. Eshob apnader chhele meyeder kkhoti korchhe. Apnader shontnder rokkhar dayeetto apander.” Chatoki bollo, “Amra mone kori apnara keuee nijeder shontander kkhoti dekhte chan na. Apnader proti amaader binito onurodh, apnara maa, apnara baba, nijeder chhele meyeder bole din, bhalo hote. Pore amader dosh deben na. Apnader chhele meyeder pokkhe kono kotha bolte ashben na amader kachhe.”DC SP nijeder boktobye bollen, “Apnader shob bhalo kaje amader shomorthon thakbe. Tobe amra asha korbo apnara proshashoner kono kaje hostokkhep korben na. Kothao shomoshya hole amader janaben. Amrai byaboshtha nebo ainanujayee. Amra apnader pashei achhi. Amader na janiye kothao kono shokti proyog korben na. Shobgulo thanar OC shahebrao achhen, tara apnader bhalo kaje shohojogta korbe. Tobe tader ainanug kaje hostokkhep korbenna. E protisrutitao apnader ekhanei dite hobe.”Uthe daralo Jerin. “Amra apnadr protisruti dichhhi amra apnader kono ainanug kaje hostokkhep korbo na. Tobe ekta kotha jene rakhun, oshohay kono manusher name mamla holei take greftar korben, shikarokti adayer name mar dhor korben ar boro lok ba uchcho podostho keu ba kono boro rajneetibid ba civil societyr member hole take greftar na kore todonter name shomoy kkhepon korben shetao ainer poriponthi. E dhoroner kichhu apnader amader shomporke shomoshya srishti korbe. Ainer universality shobar jonyo shoman eta mone rakhle bhalo korben. Amra apnader protipokkho noi, apander shoayok shokti. Sposhto kore bolte gele apnader nijeder shunamer nirapottar jonyoee eta proyojon. Chobbish ghontar notice ek hote pare emon shaare baro hajar member bishishto ekta shongothonke halka bhabe dekha thik hobe na. Desher ain mene cholun, amra shobai bhalo thakbo. Aajker meeting ekhanei shesh. Uposthit shobai shusringkhol bhabe nij nij kaje chole jan.”

DC SP chole gelen. Lok jon shobai chole jawar por Chatoki Jerin stage theke neme eshe troopes chhele mayeder kichhu nirdesh diye garite uthlo.

Dhaka chole eshechhe ora. Du din full rest niyechhe. Oder chole ashar por dinee shobgulo doinik khoborer kagoje oder ovijaner kotha chhobi shoho chhapa hoyechhe. Shobar ekee montobyo ekta cultural troop ki kore eto shokti dhore. Tobe jela shohorer shadharon manush khub khushi. Oder mote polic ar proshashon uchit shikkha peyechhe. Talk of the Town hoye gechhe oder kaj. Shorashtro montri naki khub nakhosh hoyechhen DC SPr kaj dekhe. Show cause kora hoyechhe oder. Oder babara shob shunechhen. Er modhye Saifullahr shathe kotha hoyechhe. Protibaree ora motorcyclegulo shomporke jante cheyechhe, protibaree ek uttor eshechhe, oi bishoye koutuhol prokash kora jabe na. Oder bodyguardrai egulo chalabe ar jokhon ja proyojon korbe. Bodyguardder shomporke bola hoyechhe era highly trained. Nijeder jiboner maya korbe na era Jerin ar Chatokike bipod mukto rakhte. Saifullah jor diye bolechhe, ebar upozilagulo shokto bhittir upor dar koriye conference onushthaner byabostha nite. Du din rest niye ora office elo. Mail open kortei dekhe shobgulo upojila theke trooper nirapotta dewar bishoyti pradhanyo peyechhe. Ora kritoggota janiye bolechhe, ora shongothoner uddeshyo eveteasing madok ar joutuk protirodhe shorbatmok kaj kore jabe. Ora janiyechhe protibin oder shathir shongkhya barchhe. Shob upojila theke notunder bio data eshechhe. Hishab korlo Chatoki – 481 ti upojila theke 220 jon kore holeo ei muhurte oder shodhshyo shongkhya 1 lakh 5 hajar 820. Er shathe 64 jela shohore 220 jon kore dhorle 14 hajar 80 jon. Mane 1 lakh 20 hajar. Jerin hishabta dekhe Chatokir mukher dike cheye bollo, “Kara bole edeshe bhalo kajer jponyo manush nei ? Matro der masher modhyei kokhon je shongothon eto boro hoye gelo bujhetei parlam na. Ashole deshe jotheshto kormi achhe, proyojon shudhu drirocheta netritter ar kichhu tyagi manushar arthik shohayota. Netritto pele e desher chhele meyera onek bhalo kaj korte pare.”“Saifullahr shathe e anondo share korte mon chaichhe. Kintu she ekhon onek dure. Agun jaliye ekhon dure boshe moja nichchhe.”“Mukh fute bol shorire jala dhore gechhe. Shara shorire or bhalobashar chhowa na pele shitol hobi na. Tor toe ekta session pawanai achhe. Ja, kodiner jonyo ghure aay.”“Pagol naki, ki uchhila dhore jabo. Bhabbe eto kaj fele or shongo petei giyechhi. Sheta khub kharap hobe.”“Tor pawana tui chhere dile amar oshubidha ki. Tin diner jonyo ghure aay. Dara, aj ratei ekta uchhila khuje ber korbo. Tar por tui agami kalee fly kor.”“Ekhaner kaj ?”“Tin din ami shamliye nebo. Ar ekhon toe shudhu jela gulote akta tour, eta arrange kortei to tin din chole jabe, tui ele jela gulote ekta jhotika

sofore ber howa jabe. Aajee shob jela gulote mail pathiye dei ora jeno upojilaguloke niye jelay ekta shommelon korar prostuti ney. Amra khobor dilei jate ek diner modhye shommelon korte pare.”“Ek dine kota jela cover kora jabe bole mone hoy ?”“Charta jela toe cover korai jabe. Gari achhe, shob ready thakle ek ghontar beshi shomoy lagar kotha na, shathe aro du ghonta kore dhoro pothe. Kono konotay ek gontayo para jabe. Shorirer upor jhor jabe, jak. Bhor pachtay rowana diye noytay pouche meeting shuru korle charta jela cover kore Dhakay fire ashte khub jor 10ta bajbe. Mane shotoro ghontar kaj. Pro din abar chola. Ebhabe sholo dine shob jela cover kora jabe bolei mon hoy.” “Tui bola shuru kortei mone mone hishab kore felechhi. Jabe.”“Tahole kotha otai. Tui agami porshu din Saifullah kachhe jachchhish. Tin din por eshe porbi. Aaj theke thik ek shoptaho por jela sofor shuru.”Saifullahke phone korlo Jerin. “Salam Princess, kemon achho.”“Ami Jerin, bhalo achho toe ?”“Haa, tomader khobor ki ? Upojilagulo ayotte eshechhe ?”“Phone korlei shudhu kaj ar kaj. E chhara kono kotha nei ?”“Ore baba, meye toe dekhchhi jhal morich hoye achhe.”“Hobo na ? Mathe na namle bujhteo partam na desher ei hotochchhara obostha. Jak, upojilaguloke guchhiye enechhi pray. Agami shoptahei jela sofor shuru korbo. Proti jela shohore oi jelar shob upojilar shommelon kore nebo. Bhebechhi sholo dini shob jelaguloke cover korte parbo.”“Na, ek dine duto jelar beshi rekhona, ta hole thik moto upojilar memberder shathe shomporko gore tulte parbe na. Mone rekho, tomader pashe pele ora onek beshi khushi hobe ar kaje utshaho pabe. Ei gele ar kichhu kotha bole chole ele emon hole ora buker modhye utshaho dhore rakhte parbe na. Shomoy katao oder shathe. Oder bujhte dao je tomra oder jonyoee. Ete shomoy beshi lagle kono kkhoti nei, borong onek luv. Tomra tomader kormider shomoy na dile tara tomader shomoy debe keno.”“Sheta korte gele onek deri hoye jabe.”“Dhire dhire egiye jawai bhalo. Eto tara hurar ki achhe. Troops guloke bhalo kore jachai kore nao. Dhire dhire ora shahoshi hoye uthuk. Ei shoptahe ki korchho.”“Maile phone upojila jelar shathe jogajog rakhchhi, shommeloner jonyo prostuti nite bolchhi oder. Ar Chatoki jachchhe tomar kachhe. Or naki jala dhore gechhe shorir mone, kaje mon boshchhe na. Tomar chhowa pete chay or buke ar kothay kothay ami thik janina ar oshob ami khub akta bujhio na.”“Thik bolechhen princess, janben ar bujhben ki kore, matro toe schoole Play Groupe bhorti hoyechhen, du raat class korei ki are eto bujha jay. E shob bishoy jante bujhte shara jibon par hoye jay. Gyanira bolen meyeder rup naki proti uhurte bodlay. Golap jemni ekta ekta kore papri

mele dhore ar baganta alloy alloy bhore jay, ek shomoy jokhon purno prosfutito hoy tokhon chhute ashe shob mou lovi potongo oi shoundorjo ar shudha paan korte. Emni bhabe meyeder rup proti muhurte bikoshito hoy.” “Ami toe tobu du raat class korechhi, ar tomar ar ek chhatri toe matro ek raat korechhe, or aro ek raat pawana achhe. Emnitei klanto o, je komol shorir, bisram proyojon. Ar tar jonyo chai ekta uthal pathal komol buk. Ota shudhu tomaree achhe.”“Ta hoytoe thik, kintu bisram hobe bole mone hoy na, aro jhor boye jabe shorirer upor diye. Prochondo jhore shorir olot palot kkhto bikkhoto hoy jabe. Dosh nombor moha bipod shongketer modhye jahpiye porte hobe. Shorir moner jala kombe na borong bere jabe. Bhalobashar shoriri kamona kintu ekta bhoyaboho nesha, joto bhalo nesha hobe toto beshi nesha bere jabe. Jotoi tripto hobe totoi trishna bere jabe.”“Oto shoto bujhina , o jachchhe agami kal. Airportei buke tule nio oke. O fire ashbe tin din tomar buke theke. Tar por abar fresh hoye kaje mon dewa jabe.”“Hotath jodi kono emergency pore jay eka shamlte parbe toe ?”“E kodine je practical training hoye gechhe tate parbo bolei mone hoy. Bhalo kaje hat diyechhi, Allah shathei achhen. Na hole tomar shathe dekhai ba hobe keno ar emon bipod shongkul kaje namboi ba keno. Shotyee bolchhi, kkhomotay jara achhen tader baba maa jodi oder jonmer agay bujhte parten je tader shontahra etota kharap manush hobe tobe tara shontan jonmo diten na. Shishukaleo jodi jante parten tobe nijerai mere felten. Era shartho chhara kichhu dekhe na, sharther jonyo nijeder lokkeo garir modhyei guli kore mere fele. Jak egulo niye kichhu bolte chai na, tumi shobee jano. Mathe jokhon nemechhi tokhon ekta poriborton anobi. Tobe eta bishwash hoyechhe ja deshe jamon ei shob kharap manush achhe temni eder cheye onek onek beshi bhalo manush achhe. Proiin nirmom nirjaton shoite shoite era oi shob lokdre boro beshi bhoy paay. Eder buke shahosh jagate parle eder niyei shamne egiye jawa jabe.”“Babbah, universityte pora disco nacher meye toe dekhchhi shobaike nachiyei chharbe.”“Bhul bolechho, bolo nakani chubani khaiye chharbo. Ghinna dhore gechhe eder upor.”“Jai koro nijeke niyontrone rekhe korbe, druto dourate gele hapiye uthbe, slip katbe, pore jabe, byatha pabe. Jotokkhon paro ain hate nebe na. Onyaykarider dhore aine shopordo korbe. Tar por kaj na hole nijeri shasti debe. Kheyal rekho jono shadharon jeno tomader pokkhe thake. Mone rekho kharap manushder chehara shobar shamne prokash hoye gele ora emnitei more jay, oder ar notun kore marte hoy na. E shomoy oder shathe newar cheshta korbe. Oder netritto-o roilo shomaje abar ora bhalo hoyeo gelo. Double luv tomader. Thik jemon oi chheleder shathe niyechho. Kharap manush bhalo hoye gele khub beshi bhalo

hoye jay. Ami tomader upor proti muhurte nojor rakhchhi, kintu kaj korchho tomra, shutorang bhebe chinte kaj korbe.”“Chatokike dichchhi, or shathe kotha bolo kothay jete hobe bole dao.”Phone nilo Chatoki.“AsSalamu alaikum.”“Waalaikum asSalam. Ki byapar ek dike agun jolchhe ar ek dike shob bhije jachchhe. Kemon ajob lage na ?”“Achhe jokhon, tokhon bhijte toe parei, bheja thamate na parle jhore porteo pare. Ki shob shikhiyechho top bottomke je ora nije nieji tomar bhalobashar sporsho onubhob kore jeno ghum theke jage othe, bottom shudhu jegei othe na, aro kichhu hoy. Oder dosh ki, tumiee toe bhije jawa shikhiye diyehho. Emon shikhiyechho je ora bar bar bhije jawar practice korte chay. Shathi na peye eka ekai tomake mone kore bhije jay. Ekhane toe ar muchhe dewar manush nei, tai khub bhalo bhabe aro beshi beshi bhijiye diye pore abar muchhe dite pare emon manusher kachhe jeye fresh howai bhalo. Ta she kajta je bhije jawa shikhiyechhe tar kachhe jawai to buddhimaner kaj, tai na…”“Jee, meye buddhiman hoye gechhe, ekhon ar faki dewa jabe na.”“Thik bujhechho, ordhek shagor pari diye theme jawa jabe na, fuel furiye jawa cholbe na, shothik goti dhore rekhe shagor pari dite hobe. Captain ki bujhte perechhe ?”“Loud and clear. Captain kotha dichchhe cheshtar komti hobe na, jodi kokhono fuel short porei jay bhalobashar fuel diye Captainke porno shohojogita dilei ar ordhek shagore theme jabe na. Tobe Captain kintu shanto shgor na, uttal shagorei khela bhalobashe.”“Jani, Captainer dokkhotao jani. Captaino bhalo bahbei jane ei shgor kotota uttal hote pare. Dekhbo uttal passionate shagor ar Captainer protijogita koto tibro hote pare.”“Mathar upore bishal akasher moto boro ayna thakbe shamne, dekha jabe ke koto pare. Dekhbo shagorer top bottomer sroter shokti, jachai hoye jabe, tokhon jeno shagor hotath shanto hoye na jay, shanto hole chhere dewa hobe na kintu.”“Captain abar dubei na jay she chinta kore shanto hoye jabar bhan korte pare shagor. Karo pran bachiye dewa bhalo kaj, nijer kichhuta shomoshya holeo.”“Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, khepiye diyechho, bujhbe moja.“Moja bujhtei toe chute ashte chai.” “Ebar mon diye shono. Ami ekta joruri kaje deshe ashchhi du din por. Cox’s Bazarei uthbo. Ami eshe phone dile tumi chole esho. Ami joruri kaje baire thakelo tomar kono shomoshya hobe na. Tumi pouchhalei barir attendantra amake phone kore janiye debe, ami jekhanei thaki chole ashbo.”“Thik achhe. Rakhchhi ami.”Chatoki phone rakhtei jerin bole uthlo, “Ashole meyera kokhonoi boka na, ora bujheo onek kichhui na bujhar bhan kore. Tor kothagulo ami mon diye follow korechhi. Tui eto oshobhyo agay jantam na.”

“Thik bolish ni, ami jantam onek kichhui, mukh fute bolte partam na, tuiee amake shikhiyechhish kikore shorob hote hoy. Boro oshobhyo teacher tuiee. Nije toe oshobhyoi abar chhatrikeo oshobhyo baniye felechhish. Ami toke shei chhotokkal thekei amar ekmatro bondhu bole jani, jomoj boner moto bere uthechhi dujonei. Ekhon toe tui buker bhitor dhuke gechhish. Ekhon amar je rup tui dekhchhish ta toree srishti. Ami kokhono bolte partam na je ami Saifullahr kachhe jabo. Tui koto shundor kore byabostha kore dili.”“Ki bollo Saifullah ?”“Information is money. Money de information ne.”“Ki emon information je money diye kinte hobe.”“Thik achhe money dish na, kopale ekta chumu de.”“Ar kothao dite hobe na.”“Nah, oi jaygagulo jonmo muhurto thekei Saifullahr jonyo boraddo hoye gechhe jonomer moto. Bolchhi shon, Saifullah du din por deshe ashchhe. Amake Cox’s bazaar jete bolechhe.”“Tai, darun moja hobe.” “Ne, hoyechhe, ekhon mailgulo patha, ar oder accounte taka pathiye dewar byabostha kor. Bole dibi jate upojila theke jotojon ashte chay jela shommelone tader shobikei ante hobe. Shudhu ekta shorto jara ashbe tara jeno shobai trooper member hote shommoto thake. Colleger chhele meyeder shamne ante hobe. Ar jeler troopder upor dayeetto diye de jeno oi jelar shob college kono na kono chhele meye thake. Je kojon hoy hobe. Shommelon jeno khola mathe hoy. Stage chhoto hobe. Mehman jarai hok na keno sharite boshbe, du pashe thakbe tader boshar byabostha, majhe amader troop thakbe. Kono rajnoitik ba civil societyr neta na thake. Stage-e shudhu tui ar ami. Stage ghire thakbe amader guardra. Koyekta circle bhag hoye ora puro shommelontake ghire rakhbe. Ar khorocher hishab rakhte bolbi.”Mail pathiye dilo ora. Uthe jabe emon shomoy Jerin bollo, “Abar mailta check kore dekh notun kono mail eleo kina.”Mail open kore shobgulo mail check kore Chatoki bollo, “Saifullahr mail. Bangladesher shompod ar tar byabohare ki bhabe pach bochhorei desher unnoti tulonamulok bhabe onek bere jate pare. Ei mailta o shob trooper kachhe pathiye dite bolechhe, jate shobai desh tar shompod ar tar byabohar o bhobishyot shomporke shob jaygay kotha bolte pare. Aro ekta mail eshechhe Comilla theke. Okhane amader ek trooper ek hindur bari ghor dokhol hoye jawar pothe. Ek dol lok naki oder poribartake humki diye berchchhe. Proshashonke janiyeo kono fol hoy ni. Kono karjokori byabostha nay ni ora. Agami kal dupurer modhye dokhol kore nebe.”“Bole de agami kaal shokaler modhyei pouchhe jabo. Er modhy ora jeno jara joborr dokhol korte chay tader gotibidhir upor lokkhyo rakhe. Amra pouchhei jeno oder dhorte pari. Ar saifullah mailtao forward kore de shob jela upojily troopder kachhe. Saifullah ke comillar bishoyta janiye bole de agami kal shokalei amra commilla pouchhachchhi.”

Mail pathiye dilo Chatoki.Pordin shokal. Ora pouchhe gechhe Comilla. Trooper memberder modhye oi hindu chhele Gourangoke niye ora oder shathe garite niye niyechhe. Bakira jobordokhol karider location bole dichchhe. Ora shoho jeye oi lokder shamne gari thamachchhe ar guardra oder dhore felei garite uthiye nichchhe. Etoguo motorcycle dekhe ar ogulor bikot awaje lokjon bhoy peye keuee shamne ashchhe na. Phone ora trooper memberder kachh theke lokder reaction janchhe. Pother pasher lokgulo bolchhe ebar koto dhane koto chal bujhbe ora. Onek jaliyecche elakar manushguloke, ebar nijerai feshe gechhe khobore kagojer chhobi dekhei shadhaon manushgulo bujhe gechhe oder poshak dekhe je orai Manikgonjer dolta.Eke eke shobaike dhora holo. Chatoki shobar nam jene bollo, “Khondokar shaheb, ebar apnar barite cholun. Rasta dekheye din.”“Barite keno ?”“Kotha bolben na, ja bolchhi tai korun. Barir poth bole din driverke.”Khondokarke niye or barite chole elo Jerini Chatoki. Gari theke nemei dekhe onek lok jome gechhe barite. Lokguo oder dekhe rasta chhere dilo. Jerin bollo, “Apnar stri-ke dakun.” Khondokare stri bairei chhlen, egiye esha bollen “Ki byapar, apnara kara ? Onake dhorechhen keno ?”“Apnar shob prosner jobab pore debo. Amra ei muhurte apnar barita dokhole niye apnader rastay ber kore dite eshehhi. Bhaloy bhalo ber hoye jan, noile jor kore ber korbo. Ei je eto manush dekhchhen apnader char pashe ora keu kichchhu bolbe na amader, bolle mere felbo.”“E kemon kotha bolchhen apnara ? Amar bari theke amakei ber kore deben, desh ki ain kanun nei ?”“Ain kanun pore dekhaben, ekhon ek kapore ber hoye jan.”Khondokarer chhele meyero pashe eshe dariyechhe. Or Meyeta bollo, “Kemon kotha bolchhen apnara, police dakbo kintu. Baba tumi kotha bolchhona keno, Ki hoyechhe.”“Bhalo police dako. Tar agey ekhuni ber hou bari theke.” Guarder dike takalo Chatoki. Bishjon guard egiy gelo ghorer dike. Chitkar kore uthlen Khondokarer stri chhele meye. Badha dite egiye ashtei oder dhakka diye matite fele dilo guardra. “Othao oder.” Bollo Chatoki. Guardra oder dhore boshiye dilo.Jerin egiye gelo, “Beshi byatha pyechhen ? Ghor bari chharte koshto hochchhe ?”“Kii bolo tomra. Ghor bari chharte kar na koshto hoy. Kintu tomar amar bari dokhol korbe keno.”“Ei barta kinechhi amai apnar shoshur er kachh theke. Etodin apnader thakte diyechhi etai beshi. Ekhon bari chhere din.”“O Kantar baba, ki bolchhe era ? Egulo ki thik ?”“O kichhu bolbe na, bolle mere har gor bhenge debo.”Chatoki daklo, “Kanta ke ?”Egiye elo meyeta. “Ki koro ?”

“College pori.”Edike esho” Oke niye ektu dure chole gelo Jerin. Puro ghotona oke bollo. “Ta eshob kotha amake bolchhen keno, ar egulo ki apnara shotyee bolchhen ?”“Tomake bolchhi karon amader motoi tumi ekta meye. Meyeder proti shob babai ektu beshi durbol thaken. Tumi bujhale uni bhalo pothe fire ashben. Amra karo kkhoti korte chaina, kintu onyater protirodh korte amra protisruti boddho. Amra chaina tomar baba kkhotigrostho hok. Ar shotyee bolchhi ki na ta jachai kore nao.” Jerin daklo Gourango ke. Gari theke neme elo Gourango. Ok dehei Kanta bollo, “Arey Gour toe amar class mate. Kokhono toe boleni kauke eshob.” Bollo Kanta. “Kothagulo ki shotyee. Gour.”“Haa Kanta, tomar babar bhoye keu kichhu bole na, amrao mukh bondho kore thakte badhyo hoi. Tar ekta bahini achhe, jara tar kothamoto kaj kore na tader khobor ar pawa jay na, nikhoj hoye jay shobai. Tader diye tini onek bari jobor dokhol korechhen. Ebar hat diyechhen amader baritay. Tumi toe jano amra koto gorib. Amader kotha keu shone na. Policer kachhe gele or ulto amaderee bibhinno mamlay grefter kore jel khanay pathay. Ei faake tomar baba ar tar shathira onyer bari ghor dokhol kore ney. Goto pach din theke tini amader bhoy dekhachchhen jeno amra bari chhere dei. Aaj bari dokhol hoy jeto jodi onara na ashten. Tumi amar dukhini maake jiggesh korle shoib jante parbe. Ajo ami college thakar shomoy tini amar maa babake shashiye eshechhen, dupurer modhye bari ghor chhere chole jete bolechhen.”Kanta ke niye Jerin fire elo or maa babar shamne. “Ekhon ja korar tumiee koro, amra bicharer bhar tomar upporei dilam.”Kanta daralo or babar shamne. Gourangor shob kotha gulo eke eke shobar shamne bollo. “Baba, ekhon bechhe nao, ekdike gourangor bari are ek dike ami. Gourangor bari toe tumi pabei na, o bari Gour ar ami pahara debo. Majh theke amake harabe.”Karo mukhe kono kotha nei.Kanta egiye elo gourangor dike. “Chol Gour, aaj theke tor bariteyi thakbo. Pahara debo dujone mile. Dekhi baba ki kore tor bari ney.”“Ekta hindu chheler hat dhore jachchhish tor lojja kore na ?” Etokkhoe much khullen Khondokar.“O maaa, etokkhone kheyal hoyechhe Gour hindu. Ta ami toe jantam hindu musolman shob shoman apnar kachhe. Musolmner bario dokhol koren ar hindu barite toe beshi moja apnar. Ashol byaprta hindu musolman na, dhoni r gorib etai ashol kotha. Ekta kkhomotashali manusher bari toe dokhol korte gelen na” “Ei Gour, tumi ebar vote diyechho na ? Bollo Chatoki“Diyechhi toe.”“Tor Jatiyo Porichoy Potro achhe ?”“Achhe, na thakle vote dilam kemne.”

“Tar mane tui Bangladeshi ?”“Jee madam.”“Ajob kotha Khondokar, ekjon Bangladeshi hoye ar ekjon Bangladeshir bari dokhol korte apnar lojja holo na, ar apnar meye ekjon Bangladeshi hoye ar ekjon Bangladeshir bari rokkha korte jchchhe etete lojja hobe keno or. Kanta toe ar Gourke biye korte jachchhe na.”Ash pasher manushgulo shob uchcho konthe heshe dilo. Kanta Gourango lojjay matha nowalo. Ebar lokgulor modhyo theke koyekjon murubbi egeiye elen. Jerin Chatokir dike cheye ekjon bollen, “Apnara oke chhere din, amra jamin, Khondokar ar kono din kono onyay kaje jorabe na. Emon meye jar ghore achhe she ki kore onyay kaje joray bujhi na.”“Tumi ki bolo Kanta.” Chatokir prosno.“Amar kotha ami bole diyechhi, baba Gouer bari dokhol korte gele amar lasher upor diye jete hobe take. Baba nij mukhe boluk she ar tar kharap shathider keu ar or barir dike nojor debe na. Shadhinotar shopokkher shokti hoyeo tomora shadhinotar por poree deshe onek hindu bari jobor dokho korechho, jomi kere niyechho, oder byabosha patio dokhol korechho. Ekhono tomader dokholer nesha jay na.”Egiye gelen khondokar shaheb meyer dike, “Bhul hoye gechhe maa, ar emon hobe na. Kotha dichchhi shudhu Gourangoi na ar kono hindu bari kkhotigrostho hobe na. Edike aay Gour, baba, bujhte parinai. Ar emon hobe na.” Jerin ar Chatokir kachhe eshe daralen Khondokar, “Bhul hoye gechhe, shara jibon toe ei shob kharap kajee kore gechhi. Nesha hoye gechhilo shompoder. Ekhon theke shob bhalo kaje apnara amake pashe paben. Garite jara achhe tader chhere din, ami kotha dichchhi orao bhalo hoye jabe.”“Na, oderkeo oder stri chhele meyeke shamne rekhe protisruti dite hobe.”“Ta hole toe apnara manikgonje chheledr jemni bhabe ayojon kore dole niyechhen, temonee koren. Bhalo ekta onusthano holo, anondo holo, ar amrao shobai apnader hoye gelam.”“Thik achhe, ebarer shob ayojon korbe Gour ar Kanta. Troops shohojogita debe.Tobe aaj bikalei shob shesh korte hobe, amra Dhaka fire jete chai ratei” Jeriner isharay guardra gari theke namiye anlo shobaike. Ora garite boshe boshe etokkhon shob dekhechhe. Gari theke neme eshe ora shobai bollo, “Ar konodin kono kharap kaje thakbo na, ar shob bhalo kaje troopke shojogita debe.”

Jerin ar Chatoki Kanta ar Gourangoke niye bhir theke bar hoye ektu arale eshe bollo, “Ekhane 20 hajar taka achhe , rakho, lagle aro pabe. Ekhon amara Moynamotite Christian der koborostanta dekhe ashi ar oder atmar shantir jonyo prarthona kore ashi. Tomra shob ayojon shomponno kore amader phone dilei amra eshe porbo. Dekho khabarta jeno bhalo hoy, khashi ba murgi nebe, jeno hindurao khete pare.” Ora garite uthte jabe emon shomoy dekhlo ektu dure dariye dujon

bhodrolok oder dike cheye miti miti hashchhen. Poshake uchcho podiostho kormokorta mone hoy. Jerin Chatokir dike takalo, “Chol kachhe jai, dekhi ki bole.” Chatoki takalo oder dike. “Chol, dekhai jak na , porichoy toe howa jabe.”Egiye gelo ora oder dike. Tai dekhe orai egiye elen. Hat bariye diye bollen, “Ami Comillar DC Pran Gopla Bhotyacharjo, uni SP Ashraf Ali. Khobor peye police force neye eshechhilam amra. Kintu apnader dealings dekhe police biday kore diyechhi. Eto shundor bhabe hindu musolmaner bishoyta apnara take up korechhen dekhe shotyee ashchorjo hoye gechhi. Ami nijeo bodh hoy eto shundor bhabe bolte partam na. Ekhon theke apnader shob bhalo kaje amader shob dhoroner shohojogita paben e nishchoyota dichchhi.”“Matro dujon meye apnara, Manikgonjer por Comilla. Ebhabe 64 jela pokkhe ante beshi shomoy lagbe na. Besh koyekjon shangbadiko niye eshechhilen amader shathe. Mone korechhilam aaj keramoti dekhabo. Manikgonjer ghotona ekhane ghotte debo na. Kintu nijerai apnader keramoti dekhe apnader shomorthok hoye gechhi. Parben apnara, e hotobhaga deshtake onek upore uthiye dite.” Bollen SP Ashraf Ali.“Khub bhalo korechhen ekhane eshe. Tobe shudhu mukhe bolle hobe na, madok joutuk ar eveteasinger biruddhe shokto obsthan nin. Desh apna apnii bhalo howar pothe onektai egiye jabe. Ar doa korben amader jonyo. Bhalo thakun, hashi khushi thakun. Hashi khushi thakle mone kharap kajer agroho thake na. Bhalko kaje utshaho ashe.” Bollo Chatoki.“Amra keno kharap hoi ta apnara bhaloi bujhen. Notun kore bolar dorkar achhe bole mone kori na. Ar kichhuta nijeder shartho hasiler jonyo kharap hoi, shetao ar hobo na aaj theke, amader kotha nite paren.”“Thik bolechhen DC shaheb.” SP asharf Ali bollen.Oder kachh theke biday niye ora chole elo Dhaka.

Pordin shokale ghum bhangte ektu deri hoye gelo oder. Shokal doshta beje gechhe. Fresh hoye breakfaster table-e eshe boshlo ora. emon shomoy intercomta beje uthlo. Reception theke bollo dujon police officer eshechhen, kotha bolte chan.“Drawing roome boshao oder, ashchhi amra.”Jerin Chatoki niche neme elo. Drawig roome dhukei dekhe dujon police officer boshe achhen. Hate koyekta file. “Haa bolun.” “Amra eshechhi Special Branch theke, apnader shathe kichhu kotha achhe.”“Bolun.”“Goto kichhudin teke apnader kaj kormo amader nojore eshechhe. Apnader uddeshyo shomporke kichhu bolun.”“Jodi amader uddyeshyo shomporke apnara na jene thaken ta hole boltei hochchhe amader kaj kormo apnader nojore pore ni. Jodi porto

toba ta notun kore jante chaiten na. Ekhon apnarai bolun apnader nojore amader kaj kormo ki ki eshechhe.”“Apnara ain sringkholar bighno ghotachhen, onek kkhetrei apnara ain nijer hate tule nichchhen.”“Apnara apnader e obhijog proman korte parben toe ? Mithye obhijog kore kono nagorikke hoyrani korao kintu ainer aotay pore, eta janen asha kori.”“Manikgonje apnara je kando korechhen tate ain apnara nijeder hate tule niyechhen emon jotheshto proman achhe amader hate. Apnara policer gayeo hat tulechhen.”“E report apnder kon agency diyechhe ? Shobee mithye. Shakkhi achhe kono ?”“Achhe, onek achhe.”“Tahole ekhane eshechhen keno, ekta mamla kore dilei toe hoy. Korchhen na keno sheta ? Emnitei e desher jonogon apnader shomporke khub bhalo dharona rakhe, koritkorma hishabe aro beshi bhalo dharona peto tara.”“Apnara khub aggressive moode kotha bolchhen.”“Bah, ekta mithye obhijog niye eshechhen, ar amra shanto thakbo, emonta asha koren naki. Apnader shomoshya ektai, ke ki bollo na bollo ta todonto na korei ekta obhijog dayer kore fele ashami dhorte chole ashen.”“Amra puro bishoyta jenei eshechhi. Apnara Manikgonje mar pit danga hangama korechhen, policer upor aghat korehhen. Shob proman achhe amader kachhe.” Chatoki phone korlo ekta. Phoner speaker on kore kotha bollo.“Assalamu alakum. Kemon achhen DC shaheb ?”“Miss Chatoki na ?”“Haa. Bhalo achhen toe ?”“Haa, bhalo, ta ei shat shokale ?”“Na temo kichhu na, kakimar shorirer khobor nite ar apnar meyetar shathe kichhu kotha bolte cheyechhilam.”“Dichchhi oder. Dhorun apni.”“Ohaa, ar ekta kotha, kichhu lok rotachchhe je amra naki oidin ain srinhgkholar byaghat ghotiyechhi, bisringkhola srishti korechhi.”“Shunun Miss Chatoki, oi dn apnara je proshogshonio kaj korechhen tar kono tulona hoy na, ekhane toe eve teasing pray bondhoi hoye gechhe, madok ja bechha kena hochchhe ta apnader trooper nojordarite porar shathe shathe bondho hoye jccchhe. Ar joutuk bondho korte shomey lagbe eta toe shobai jane. Bhalo kajer pichhone kichhu lok shob shomoyee lege thake, oder patta debn na, amra achhi apnader shathe. Ashole apnara amader kaj onektai egiye dioyehhen. Allah apnader bhalo korun. Meyeta bodh hoy ektu baire gechhe. Bashay ele apnader shathe jogajog korte bolbo.”“Jee, thik achhe, birokto korar jonyo dukkhito.”“Kono birokto noi, jokhon khushi phone korben. Rakhi ekhon.”

Phone rekhe Chatoki takalo police officer dujoner dike. Ora chup.“Jerin tui baki joner kachhe phone kor.”Jerin phone kotei dhorlen SP shaheb, “Haa, ki khobor apnader. Comillar SP phone korechhilo. Bollo apnara naki okhane ekta darun kaj kore eshechhen. Ekta hindu bari dokhol theke poribrtake bachiyechhen kono rokom jhogra jhatite na jeyei. Oi dokholabajo naki apnader shomorthok hoye gechhe.”“Jee thikee shunehhen. Jak, achchha oi din Manikgonje amra naki ain sringkholar byaghat srishti korehhi, ain nijeder hate tule niyechhi, emon shob kotha bole berachchhe keu keu. Baba toe eshob shune khub rag korechhen amader upor.”“Mithye kotha. Tobe bhalo kaj korte gele jara eta chay na tara toe eta ota rotabei. Ami apner babake bole debo je tini ja shunechhen ta nitantoi mithye. Apnara ekhane shobcheye bhalo kaj jeta korechhen ta holo koyekta bhoyonkor chhele der shupothe enechhen. Ami toe obak, ora shotyee bhalo hoye gehhe, tao dol bedhe. Eve teasing ekhon ekhane shopneo keu dekhe na, madok toe shesh howar pothe. Ja kichhu achhe ta shesh hote ektu shomoy toe lagbei. Rata rati to ar shomaj poriborton hoy na. Ki bhebe phone korlen ei shat shokale ?”“Na temon kichhu na, mone holo apnar shathe ektu kotha boli. Monta oi shob kotha shune bhari hoye giyechhilo. Ektu shanto howar jonyoi apnar shathe ektu kotha bola. Ei ar ki.”“Shomoshya nei, jokhon khushi kotha bolben, shomoy pele chole ashben, je kono din dupure khabar dawat roilo.”“Jee, odike jabar shomoy apnar okhane halt korbo. Tokhon jeno abar birokto na hon.”“Kono shomoshya nei. Chole ashben.”“Jee rakhi ekhon.”Phone chhere Jerin takalo police officerder dike. “Ekhon ki bolben ?”Ora kotha na bole file dekhte laglo. Uthe daralo ora, “Thik achhe, amra abar ashbo.”“Uthben na boshun. Mithye obhijog kore hoyrani korar jonyo apnader name Police Commissioner-er kachhe obhijog korchhi amra ekhonee.Oi obhijoger jobab na pawa porjonto apnara ekhan theke jete parchhen na. Apnader urdhoton kormokortara eshe apnader niye jaben. Apnader kotha ar Manikgonjer DC SP shaheber kotha record hoye gehhe. Or CDtao obhijpger shathe diye dewa hobe. Beshikkhon na, 30 miniter modhyei ekta result peye jabo. Totokkhon cha khan.” Guardra ekta CD niye ele Chatoki bollo, “Rakho eta ekhane, Police Commissionerke phone kore janao je dujon SBr officer ekhane eshe mithye obhijog korchhe ar bhoy bhiti dekhachchhe.”“Amara toe obhijoger bhittitei eshechhi, Bhoy bhiti dekhaini toe kono.”“Sheta shakkhi promaner byapar. Shakkhi promano onek achhe. Ar apnader ja bolar ta Commissioner shahebkei bolben.” Jerine dike takiye bollo, “Babake phone kore bishoyta janiye rakh.”

Shob shune Jerin ar Chatokir baba poramorsho dilen Police Commissionerer office jeye bishoyta take janak ora. Er modhye tinio Police Commissionerer shathe kotha bolben. Kichhukkhoner modhyei SBr officerder shathe niye ora pouche gelo Police Commissioner er office-e. Commissioner shaheb oder kachh theke shob janlen. SBr officerder kachh theke shob shune file dekhlen. “Obhijog kora hoyechhe Manikgonjer SB office theke. She jonyoi ora apnader kachhe bishoyyta jante gechhe.”“Bhalo, kintu achoron emon uddhoto keno. Oara bolechhen onek shakkhi proman achhe, kobe kokhon shakkhi promaner shamne darate hobe amader bolun, amra jabo. Tokhon Jodi shakkhi proman na pawa jay tahole apnaderee mithye obhijog kore hoyrani korar obhijoger mukho mukhi hote hobe. Amra onader Manikgonjer SP ar DC shaheber shathe amader kotha shuniye diyechhi. Onara ki bolechhe ta jene nite paren apnar offierder kachhe theke.”Commissioner takalen SBr officerder dike. “Sir, DC SP shaheb oneder onek proshongsha korechhen. Bolechhen onara ek dinei Manikgonjer eveteasing madoker byabosha onektai komiye diyechhen. Kintu SB keno e ovijog korlo ta bujhlam na. Amra obhijog peyei onader okhane giyechhi. Professional kajer baire kichhu korini amara.”“Thik achhe.” bollo Chatoki, amra ki obhijog potrota ektu dekhte pari ?”Commissionerer nirdeshe SBr officerra fileta egiye dilo Chatokir dike. File dekhe Chatoki memo numberta niye fileta ferot dilye bollo,“Ekhon professional kajer baki tuku korun, shakkhi proman shongroho korun, ebong ta agami shat diner modhyei. E shoptaho pore amader Confrence, tohon amra shomoy dite parbo na. Shat diner modhye apnara shakkhi proman shongroho korte na parle amra dhore nebo je apnara manikgonjer SBr shathe jog shajoshe mithye obhijog kore amader hoyrani korar jonyoi ei golpo fedechhen. Amra she onujayee byabostha nebo.” Jeriner dike takalo Chatoki, “Manikgonje ekhoni phone kore troopke bol ei memo number diye khoj nite SB office theke kara obhijog pathalo. Khoj peye jeno ora SP shaheber kachhe obhijogkarider nam podo morjoda ullekh kore likhito obhijog kore oder biruddhe. Ei mithye obhijoger pichhone kara achhe shetao jeno khuje ber kora hoy.”Commissioner shaheb bollen, “Ami nije bishoyta dekhchhi, apnara shanto houn.” “Shanto achhiee amra. Tobe amra bishwash kori na apni er protibidhan korben. Apnader nijerder lok jokhon bipode pore tokhon apnara ovijog khotiye na dekhei tader sharbik shohojogita den. Ek ain sringkholar jonyo etogulo department baniyechhen. Ektar shathe onyotar kajer kono jogajog nei. Eto bor obhijog SP DC shahebra kichhui janen na. Je jemni khushi temni kheyal khushi moto chaliye jachchhen. Thik achhe apnara apnader moto kore e obhijohger todonto korun, amra amader moto kore er protibidhan korbo. Kotha dichchhi apnake, agami

chobbish ghontar modhye e obhijog protyahar korbe obhijogkari. Ar mithye obhijoger jonyo jela bashi apnar SBr officerder jela theke ber kore debe. Amader shomporke kichhu janar thakle Manikgonjer ar Comillar DC SP shahebder kachh theke jene nite paren.” Uthe daralo Jerin. SBr officerder chole jete bollen Commissioner. Ora chole jetei tini bollen, “Onek rege gechhen. Rag manushke bipothe porichalito kore. Shothik shiddhanto nite dey na. Jai koren bhebe chinte korben. Ektu shomoy lagle kkhoti ki, Manikgonjer SBr lokera toe ar paliye jachchhe na. Keno amader upor bishwash rakhte parchhen na. Shob shongothonei kom beshi kharap manush achhe, tate puro shongothonke dosharop kora ki thik ? Ami Mankigonj Comillar DC SP shahebder shathe kotha bolbo. Ar e dikeo dekhbo ki kora jay.”“Apnar kothagulo bhaloi laglo shunte. Shotyee bolchhi rag ordhek pani hoye gechhe. Kintu ordhek rag ekhono achhe. Dekhi apni ki koren. Tobe shomoy oi shat dinee.” Uthe daralo ora.“Boshun, apnader shongothon shomporke kichhu bolun Shuni.”“Temon kichhu na. Amra desh theke madok eveteasing ar joutuk bilop korte chachchhi.”“Amrao ta chai.”“Na, thik bolen ni. Apnara chaile egulo deshe dhukteo parto na. Egulo achhe bolei apnader bari gari flat odhel jomi hoy. Apnader shobcheye boro officerer jini eito shedin oboshore gechhen tar shompoder khotian toe nishchoi jene gechhen. Apnar kemon shompod achhe ta ekhono desh bashi jane na. Tobe jene jabe shiggir. Rag korben na. Rag manushke bipothe porichalito kore. Shothik shiddhanto nite dey na. Jai koren bhebe chinte korben. Apni amader je kothagulo bolechhen ta kothagulo apnakei ferot dilam. Tobe eta shotyee apnader oneki bhalo manush. Onyay korleo ta koren nijer ichchhar biruddhe. Onyer bilash bibhob deklhe kar na ichchhe hoy nije kichhu korete. Tobe shujog pelei tara bhalo pothe chole ashe, nijer ortho bitt bhalo kaje lagate didha kore na. Erai amader pother shathi. Apnake shathi pele khushi hobo. Bhoy hei taka poisha chaibo na, pashe theke shahosh jugiye gelei hobe. Amader kaje apnader shathe jodi kono shonghorsho hoy tobe ta hobe apnader kharap kaje shohayote dewar jonyoi. Amra desher manushke shathe niye poth cholchhi. Amader kachh theke e protisruti nite paren amra kono kharap kaje jorabo na temni keu kharap kaje jorale take chhereo debo na. Ete jodi ain hate nite hoy nebo. Apnarao toe ainer baire onek kajee koren. Onek taka poysha khoroch kore Police line ashen, taka khoroch kore promotion nen, aro beshi taka khoroch kore je khane beshi taka pawa jay shekhane posting nen. Egulo ektao ain shommoto kaj na. Shudhu tai na, ainer chokhe egulo oporadh. Othocho tai korte hoy, na hole emon jaygay posting hoy je jan borbad hoye jay. Ei taka uthetei toe onyay kore khoroch kora taka shude ashole uthate hoy. Tai bole bina doshe dhore niye pitiye taka aday korben, cross fire bonduk juddher name rater adhare chokh bedhe

dhore niye mere felben, eta ar beshi din cholbe na. Jara egulo korbe tara jonotar cross pituni kheye rastar pase more pore thakbe. Dekhe neben.”“Apnara ja ja bollen tar konotai oshikar kori na. Tobe Jodi shotyee shomajer jonyo bhalo kichhu koren tobe amake pashe paben.”“Ar ekjon barlo.” Jerinr dike takiye boll Chatoki.“Tar mane ?” Obak Commissioner.“Apni amader pach number shathi. Er agey Manikgonj ar Comillar DC SP shaheb ei charjon hoyechhe. Aro hobe onek bhalo manush ashbe. Shei kobitata mone achhe apnar – oi je golaper sporsho pete pete matio golaper shugondho peyechhilo. Amader shathe thakle apnar modhye jodi kono ponkilota thake ta shob porishkar hoye beheshti shourove heshe uthbe.”“Ameen, tai hok.”Ber hoye elo ora. Garite uthte uthte Jerin bollo,“Ashole shob mansuhee moulik bhabe bahlo. Poribesher karone lov bere jay, kharap hoye jay. Ektu nara pelei abar bhalor dike fire ashte chay.”“Tobe tara chhara jara onyay korte korte onyaer shathe mishe gechhe. Oder ar bhalo howar shombhabona nei. Shamner dingulote emon onek dekhte pabi. Du charjon dekhe ekhonee uposhonghar tanish na.”Bashay chole elo ora.

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Barir chhade boshe achhe Saifullah. Akashe purno purnimar chad snigdho alo chhoriye dichchhe prithibir upor, jeno porom bahalobshay joriye achhe prithibike. Halka ekta Tshirt pore easy chaire adho showa hoye helan diye achhe o. Char pashe na na borner fulgulo himel haway dulchhe. Gondhorajer mridu shourove jeno matal hoye achhe charpasher poribesh. Rat aat tar shongket holo ghorite. Guiterer mridu jhonkare chintay chhed porlo. Ektu shamne jhuke table-e chhotto 360 degree view finderta on kore dilo o. Thikee bujhechhe o. kon fake je Chatoki eshechhe o bujhtei pareni. CC TV, Gate keeper attendantder faki diye oporichito karo e barite probesher shadhyo nei. Porichito holeo barite probesher agey oboshyoi oke janate hobe. E nishedhta shudhu Chatoki ar Jeriner jonyoi tule newa hoyechhe. Ora jokhon khushi e barte ashte pare, o thakle, na thekleo. Tai kono badha payni Chatoki. O chhade achhe shune shoja chole eshechhe. Besh nichu shwore bajiye jachchhe Chatoki. Porichito music - Jodio shondhya namichhe mondo monthore, shob shongeet gehhe ingite thamiya. Robindronathke pochhondo kore na Saifullah tar rajnoitik choritrer jonyoi. Britisher nirlojjo dalali, muslim manosher proti obogya ja prokarantore ghrinar shomotulyo, nayporayon musim badshahder choritre kalmia lepon, nimno borer hinduder proti uchcho borner hinduder nirmom otyacharer protikare ekti kothao na bola, Dhaka bishwobidyaloy protishthar byapare apotti tola ei shob karone

Robindronath muloto shamprodayeek kobi bolei or dharona. Britisher biruddhe gele bishwo koi howa jeto na. Bishwo kobi hote gele bodh hoy eshob dik bibechonay ante hoy na. Edeshe toe Robindronather gunograhir obhab nei, eder shobar atma bikri hoye gechhe, she shathe bikrito-o hoye gechhe. Deformed eder chita chetona, luv-ee mukhyo. Nazrul chorcha toe ei edeshe pray uthei gechhe. Guti koyek manush shojotne dhore rakhleo eder mrityur por Nazrul chorchar bhobishyot ondhkar. Chaotoki bajiye jchchhe – Aji e probhate robir kor kemone poshilo praner por. Bhaloi lagchhe. Robi thakurer cheye Nazrul hazar gune grohonjogyo howa uchit chhilo Bangladesher manusher kachhe. Emon ki Iqbal-o. Hashi pelo Saifullahr, Indiay Iqbaler jonmo shotoarshiki palon kora holo bishal ayojon kore ar Bangladeshe Iqbal Hall hoye gelo Sergent Johurul Haq Hall. Jinnah hoye gelo criminal. Keu eta bhebe dekhe na Pakistan na hole Bangladesh namer ei onchol ekhono bharoter marwarider lathi khete khetei bikolango hoye jeto, jemon jachchhe Poshchim Bongo. Baglar ostitto jekhane dhire dhire holeo lop pachchhe hindi bhashar dapote. Bangla shahityo krishti shongskriti shob mara porchhe beghore. Aaj porjonto je onchol theke ekjon prodhan montrio hoy ni. Tar poro poshchim bonger dada didi bolte shwadhin Bangladesher shangshkritik rajnoitik ongoner neta namer chakor bakorgulor she ki ullash. Shwadhin Bangladesh khoyer kha hoye gechhe poradhin poshchim bonger dada didider.. O parer dadara jokhon ekhane rajar hale thaka ochchhut hinduder mongora koshter kotha nana dhonge prochar koren tokhon e parer chakor bakorgulo oder shathe tal melay. Ojana gram gonje natok kore shei natokke ashol shajiye prochar kore je Bangadesh hindu nirjtito hochchhe. Kintu jokhon Bharotei dalit kishoree juboti meyeder upor uchchho borner hindura pashobik nirjaton chaliye nengta kore pothe pothe ghuray tokhon o parer dadader jive jol jhore, ar eparer chakor bakorgulo kochchhoper moto matha gutiye ney kholosher bhitor. Chatoki dhorechhe Nazru geeti – Mor priya hobe esho rani Debo khopay tarar ful. Shwadhin deshe bharite dashgulor dapot dekhle hridoye prosno jage Ei jonyoee kii shwadhinota eshechhilo. Ekhon jibito muktijoddhader gorjon kore utha dorkar, “Lakho shohid dak pathalo shob gazider khobor de, Shara bangala gherao kore shob dalalder kobor de.” Kintu afsos, muktijoddha shibireo shei ekee dosha. Bibhokto ora na na dole, jar shobguloi bharoter shartho rokkhy desher shob shompod dada didider hate tule dite didha kore na. Daud Haydrer moto boltei asholi ki Bangladeshr jonmoi tar ajonmo pap. Na hole emon hobe keno. Kintu ta toe hote pare na, muktijuddhe jibon diyechhe jene shune bujhe je tar bhobishyot projonme shukhe thakbe. Jonmo toe mohan, ta hole ei obhishap keno ? Hotath or chokher shamne bheshe uthlo shei drishyo. Shwadhinota juddher ek porjaye manikgonjer Hindu chhele Ratan shohid howar porer dinee or juboti bontike shahajyo dewar chhole rate or ghore jeye rape korlo ar ek hindu muktijoddha. Muktijuddher bhitoreo onek ponkilota achhe. Uddeshyo mohan, lokkho

shot holei chole na, je kono bhalo kajer poddhotio bhalo hote hoy. Ononyo dokkhotay bajiye cholechhe Chatoki. Hater angul gulo guiterer tarer upor opurbo dokkhotay toka dichhe ar tar shathe tal miliye cholchhe bar-er druto move. 360 degree view finder tay zoom kore aro kachhe dhorlo shudhu guitere Chatokir hater karukaj. Ektu jorei beje uthlo – Uriye orna luu haway moru notini neche jay…Chup hoye gelo guiter. Kono shobdo nei ar. Takalo Saifullah view findertay. Zoom kore nijer puro pichhonta dhorlo o. Dhire dhire egiye ashchhe Chatoki. Chomke dewar ekta shupto bashona achhe eta bujha jachchhe chupe chupe dhir pay shobdo na kore ashate. Khub dhire dhire egiye ashchhe o, ful gachher dal pala pata ful guloke du hate shoriye shoriye egiye ashchhe o. Ei shiter modhyeo khub halka poshak. Fin fine silker nil shareer upor shudhu ekta gorm chador jorano. Guti guti paya paye onek kachhe chole eshehhe o. Or chokh saifullahr upor ekbhabe nibiddho, jeno bujhte chachchhe or bhitortake. Kintu ta bujhte hole toe takate hobe chokher dike, pichhon theke toe ar ta shombhob na. Norchhena Saifullah. Jeno kichhui bujhte pareni emon ekta bhab kore helan diyei achhe o. Mon chaichhe ekhuni uthe jaye oke buke porom anonde joriye nite, kintu mojatai noshto hoye jabe bhebe jemon achhe temni roilo.Khub dhire egiye eshe thik saifullahr pichhone daralo Chatoki. Aste aste mukh or kaner kachhe ene fish fish kore bollo, “Ki bhabchho eto ?” Jeno chomke uthechhe emon ekta bhab kore springer moto druto shoja hoye boshlo o. Pichhon fire oke dekhei revolving chairta ghuriye duhat niye Chatokike joriye dhorei halka tane shamne niye eshe kole boshiye dilo o. Bujhtei parlona Chatoki kokhon je o saifullahr kole boshe porechhe. Gorom chadorta khoshe porechhe ga theke. Du hate oke buker shathe joriye niye mukh namiye anlo saifullah thik or kaner niche, fish fish kore bollo, “Kokhon rajkonya obhishare ashe she jonyoi ei dirgho opekkha.” Saifullahr jiv sporsho kore jachchhe or kaner thik niche, dhire dhire cholte laglo ghar kadh gola beye. Or buker mukh lukiye buker bhaje jiv lagiye govir nihshash tene nilo o. “Ei ki korchho.” Nijer buker shathe saifullar mathe jore dhore rekhe osfuto konthe bollo Chatoki.“Meyeder buker bhaje ekta khub shundor ghran thake. Tai nihshasher shathe tene nichchhi buker govire. Kintu meye je moja peye emon bhabe buker bhaje amake dhore rakhbe ta bujhte parini, dekho to ki oshobhyo meye, chharteo chaichhe na.” “Chharbe ke kore, jonomer shadhona je ei purushta, ekbar kachhe pele chharte mon chay na. Tar poro toe hajar bochhor por ekbar kachhe pai. Eto din buke na pawar shodh toe ek ratei tulete hobe. Dhore nao, proti din jodi matro ekbaro buke nitam ta hole ei eto din por kotobar tumi amake buke nile she shob shodh hobe ?” Du hate oke aro kachhe tene nilo Saifullah, jore chepe dhore rakhlo or buker bhaj theke mukh na uthiyei. Du hate or mukh tule dhore shoja takalo Chatoki. Dujon dujoner dike cheye achhe, jeno polok porchhe na. Nijer thot egiye nilo o, dhire

dhire rakhlo saifullah thoter upor, du tin bar or thot diye saifullhr thoter ek pranto theke ar pranto porjnto tene nilo. Tar por jhorer bege chumu diye jete laglo or shara mukhe, kadhe ghare buke. Nihshah druto boichhe or. Ek jhotkay sharer achol shoriye diye bolo, “Bra khule dao, purno bikoshito e duti chondromollika tomar sporsho pete odhir hoye achhe. Nipples dekho, chumu pete chay ora tomer, onek onek chumu.” Komol hate or brar hook khule kadh theke strap chhariye nilo saifullah. Brar cup duto mukher kachhe dhore govir nihshash tene nilo. Khil khil kore heshe uthe du hat mather upor tule dhorlo Chatoki. “Tumi shotyee jano ki bhabe meyeder hridoy joy korte hoy.” Khub dhire dhire ektu ektu kore bra chharachchhe Saifullh. “Eto deri lage bra chharate !”“Na, deri korte hoy, eto shundor chondromollikaguloke ek shathe purota dekhle anondo pawa jay na, ektu ektu kore or aboron khulte hoy ektu ektu kore dekhte hoy. Jototuku onabrito kora hoy tototuku jaygay chumu diye oke shwagoto janate hoy. Tar por purota khule shudhu dekhtei hoy ar chumu diye oke janate hoy o koto shundor, koto mohonio, koto adorer, koto bhalobashar. Bujhle meye.”Chatoki cheye roilo or mukher dike, “Tumi shotyee ek ononyo romoni mohon purush.”Bra chariye o cheye roilo or uhmukto buker dike. Osfuto konthe bollo, “Ki oshadharon shundor e duti chondromollika, shotyee chondromollikar moto fute achhe, alo chhorachchhe.” Or hat chhuye chhuye jachchhe or khola pith kadh ghar gola laj ranga gaal. Or buker upor alto hate ghuriye ghuriye sporsho kore jachchhe, du angule nipples dhore druto bar bar halka chap diye chhere dichchhe. Thot namiye anlo o nippleser upor, druto brush korte laglo duto nipplesei. Do thoter fake niye halka chap dilo. Muhurter modhye ogulo-o jeno shara dilo. Driro hoye aro kichhuta uchu hoye gechhe, mone hochchhe jeno duto bhromor boshe achhe duto chondromollikr upor. “Ei, shabdhan, bhromor kamor debe tomake.” Heshe bollo Chatoki.“Tai naki, dekhi toe ke kake kamor dey.” Nipples dutoke ektar por ekta mukhe niey halka kamor ditei bidyut khele gelo jeno Chatokir shorire.Or sporsher shathe shathe Chatokir shara shorir shara diyechhe. Kepe kepe uthchhe o. khub nichu shwore o bollo, “Tule dhoro amake, ami tomar bhalobasher drishtir shamne nijek shompurno mele dhorte chai. Ei purnima rate ei shonali jyotsnay tumi amake dekho pran bhore, ami tomar mugdho drishtite amake abishkar kori, dekhe nei ami nijeke tomar bhalobashar aynay.” Uthe daralo Chatoki Or obak dristir shamne Chatoki nijeke shompurnoi unmukto kore dilo. “Ekee, undergarment koi.” Shamne chole elo Chatoki. Or buke mukh lukalo. Lajuk hashite bollo. “Ichchhe korei porini.” Baki chhotto aboron tuku tumi onabrito koro, du chokh bhore dekho prosfutito golaper shoundorjo, tumi mugdho hobe.” Pantyr shotka gero khulte hat baralo Saifullah. Komor bakiye nilo Chatoki. “Ki holo !”

“Hat diye na , mukh diye khulte hobe.” Chatokir shara mukhe hashi noy jeno jyotsna khela korchhe.Cheye achhe Saifullah Chatokir dike, drishti ferachchhe na, dekhchhe toe dekhchhei. Shopurno onabrito 24 bochhoer bhora joubona Chatoki dariyei achhe or mugdho chokher shamne, thoter fake dushtu hashi, jeno upobhog korechhe or ei dekhte thaka.“Ki naughty meyere babbah. Eto dekhchhi shara jibon pagol kore rakhbe.” Takiyei achhe o. “Dekha byakaron shommoto hochchhe na. Tumi joubonboti nari shorir dekhte jano na. Ebhabe dekha kokhono shompurno hoy na, hridoyer trishna mete na, purnota pay na moho. Bhaloashar porom abaeg ropto korte na para chhatro tumi, anari. Arey dekhte dekhtei to ekta meyeke jagiye tola jay.” Hashte haste boshe porlo Chatoki.“Tai, ta ki bhabe dekhte hobe mohomoyee nari shorir, ki babe take dekhte dekhte jagate hobe ?”Uthe daralo Chatoki. “Drishti shorirer protiti bhaje, protiti erogenous zone porte hobe. Drishti ghurte thakbe search lighter alor moto, shobgulo spote porte hobe drishtir alo. Tar por ek shmoy shothik jaygay pore theme jabe ar tumi bondor khuje pawa nabiker moto dhire djire egiye ashbe shei spote nongor felte. Tokhono drishter alo oi spot theke shorbe na. Bujechho anari purush.”“Mone hochchhe otyonto dokkho tumi e bishoye. Kothay pele ei mohagyan.”“Amar bhalobashar manusher kachh theke, shei shikhiyechhe. Ki bhabe ekta meyeke dhire dhire take bujhte na diyei nogno kore felte hoy, kemon drishti niye bidhatar shob cheye shundortomo srishti nari shorir dekhte hoy, ki bhabe dhire dhire meyetake tibro kamona bidhur kore tulte hoy, ar tar pore ar ki ki shob kibhabe korte hoy ami etota bujhi nai, jodio amar bhalobashar manushta shob nipun bhabe bujhiye diyechhe, chhobi diye dekhiye diyechhe shob poth ghat gulo.”“Khub bhalo kotha, ke she mohagyani !” Obak howar bhan korche Saifulah“Nam shunbe na dehteo chaibe ?”“Dekhi toe agey, pore nahoy nam jene newa jabe.”“Bhalo kotha, buddhi achhe dekhchhi. Kintu chokh bondho na korle take dekha jay na.”“Kono shomoshya nei, ei chokh bondho korlam.”“Ei toe lokkhi chhele. Thako chokh bondho kore.” Dhire dhire egiye elo Chatoki. Du hate porom adore joriye nilo Saifullahke. Nijer buk diye ekta jore chap diyei or buke ek kamor boshiye dat chepe dhore rakhlo.“Uffff, amar boi theke churi kore amakei boka banana hochchhe. Bolo shara jibon emni chonchol kathberalir moto thakbe.”“Emini thakbo shara jibon jodi tomar bhalobashay konodin kono komti na hoy, Shara jibon tomake porom bhalobashay buke dhore rakhbo.” Or kaner kachhe mukh niye saifullah bollo, “Meye dekhchhi ekebare

toiri hoyei eshechhe. Onek ador toe emniei pawana hoye achhe, tar cheye beshi kichhu hobe aaj.”“Tomar shobdo choyon je kono meyeke pagolo kore dite pare, kamona bidhur kore dite pare, ekbare shudhu kothatei bhijiye dite pare.” Bolei Chatoki or hat duto dhore fello, nijer komore joriye diye bollo, “Aro kachhe tene nao amake. Chepe dhore rakho buker shathe, ami amar buke tomar hridoyer spondon onubhob korte chai, shara shorire tomar jhorer dapot du chokh mele dekhte chai.” Oke buke joriye nilo o. Chatokir du hat saifullah pithe khele jachchhe. Or shara shorire hater halka sporsho korte korte hotath pichhon paye chhoto doure ektu dure shore gelo Chatoki. Uchchhol jhornar badh bhanga hashite shara shorir dulchhe or. Ektu jhuke du hate nijer buker duto chondromollikke dheke rakhte chaichhe du hat diye. “Dhoro dhoro amake. Dhorte parle beshi beshi moja debo aaj.” “Kintu ami toe shomohya dekhchhi tomar.”“Amar abar ki shomoshya ! Ami toe kono shomoshya dekhchhi na.”“Dhorte gele to hat ar chondromollika duto dheke rakhbe na.”Buk theke hat shoriye nilo Chatoki. “Nao, khola buk chhere diyechhi tomar jonyo, ebar dhoro, esho esho dhoro.” Shoja hoy daralo o.Dariyei achhe Saifullah. Dekhchhe toe dekhchhei. Dekhchhe Chatokio. Dekhchhe dujon dujonke. Heshe fello Catoki, “Ki holo, shudhu dekhei trishna mite jabe naki bukeo nebe. Esho dhoro amake. Dhorte na parle dhora debona.”Char pashta dekhe nilo Saifulah. Ful gachhgulo emon bhabe shjano je er fake fake lukochuri khelay keu kauke konodinee dhorte parbe na. Druto paa felte gelei kono na kono ful gahher shathe bari kheye pore jete hobe. Drishti Chatokir upor rekhei paa barlo shamner dike. Uhchhol hashite bhenge porlo Chatoki. “Ei darao darao, amardike dekhte thakle ful gchhe paa atke jabe.” “Porle porbo, payer dike takale tomake dhorbo ki kore ! Agami dingulote bagantake notun kore shajate hobe jate shotyee ekhane lukochuri khela jay.”Thomke daralo Chatoki. Chhader railinggulo uchu holeo ful gachgulor jonyoi ekhane cat and mouse khjela jae na. Dhir paye paye egiye elo o. Kaporgulo kuriye niye nijer hate niye bollo, “Amake tule nao du hate. Shamne eshe daralo o. Cheye achhe Saifullah or dike. Koto shundor hote pare ekta meye ! “Ki holo. Tolo amake. Shudhu dekhte thakeli hobe na, buke niye onek onek ador korte hobe. Onek diner pawana ajj mitiye dite hobe.”Oke pajakole tule niye thote thot chhuiye bollo, “Ar chhade noy. Thanda lege jabe.” Niche neme eshe ekta roome dhuke oke floore namiye dilo. Char pashta dekhe nilo Chatoki. Shudhu glasser dewal. Ek diker dewale bishal ekta ayna, ghore shobgulo spot shekhane dhora porchhe. Halka shonali alloy chheye achhe room, ar shathe fuler shourov. Ek dike takatei dekhe shamne dekha jachchhe promotto shagore uhmatal dheugulo chhute eshe jhapiye porchhe shoikote.

Chader alloy beacher baluguo chik chik korchhe. Roomer thik majhe onekta jayga jure floore pata besh boro ekta bed, ek cornere freezer ar tar pashei ekta chhotto table-e coffeer jabotiyo arrangement.. Ar ek cornere ekta guiter rakha.“Lukochuri khelar jonyo etai uttom jayga, dhoro amake, Esho esho dhoro dhoro.” Ektu jhuke gechhe Chatoki, ektu ektu dulchhe dane bame, shei shathe dulchhe khola unnoto buk. Or pith ar hiper kichhu ongsho dekha jachchhe. Khola chul chhoriye achhe pithe ar kadh beye neme eshechhe buk aral korte. Shupushto unnoto buk passione sfito hoye uthechhe, dighol jhakra chul dheke rakhte parchhe na shotyee chondromollikar moto fute thaka buk. Du pa fak kore balance rekhe ektu jhuke achhe Chatoki. Shamne paa baralo Saifullah. Druto shamne chole ashtei onayashe ektu bak niye shore Chatoki. Nijeke shamle nilo Saifullah. Abar shamne pa baratei ekta chhotto doure shoja bichhanar upor chole jeye angular isharay daklo, “Dhoro dhoro, esho. Thamle keno.””Idurta boro paji,”“Kii ami idur, daro dekhachhi moja.” Shoja shamne eshei or buke halka kamor boshiye dilo Chatoki. “Idur dekhechho, idurer kamoro dekho.”Du hate Chatoki ke buke joriye nilo Saifullah. “Dekhle, kemon matro ekta kothay dhore felechhi.”“Arey tai toe. Ei chharo chharo, Chharo bolchhi.”“Ar chara chhari nei. Lukochurite here gechho, ebar amar pala.” Or buke mukh lukalo Chatoki. Osfuto konthe bollo, “Emni kore dhore rakho kichhukkhon, ami tomar buker ushnota ar onubho kori, tomar buker spondon shunte chai kan pete.” Saifullah oke niye gelo dewal jora aynar ekebare shamne. “Dekho meye, nijeke dekho amar buke.” Payer upor bhor kore mukh uchu korlo Chatoki. Oke paja kole tule nilo Saifullah, govir abege oke aro jore buker shathe joriye nilo. Aynar shamne theke shore bed-e namiye dilo Chatokike. Oke dhorei roll fall and roll korlo Saifullah. Or chokhe chokh rekhe bollo, “Mukh diyei khulte hobe ?”Matha naralo Chatoki. Dhire dhire mukh namiye anlo saifullah….

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Tn din par hoye gechhe. Bisram niyechhe ora e kodin. Office boshe achhe Jerin ad Chatoki. Jela theke asha mailgulo check korchhe ora. Eke eke shobgulo jelar mail check kora hoye jetei Chatoki bolloo, “Ekhon toe shamner program set korte hoy. Kintu shorir toe kotha shunte chaichhe na. Bisram dorkar.”“Shotyee bolechhish. Tobe ekhon ar sheta shombhob na. Ekhoin dhil dile tempo noshto hoye jabe. Troops hotash hoye jabe. Je bhabe shob jayga theke shara pachchhish tate ekhon chola thamano jabe ne. Oi je shei engreji kobitata,

“Strike the nail aright boys Strike it on the head, Strike with all your might boys When the iron is red.” Amra toe shobe matro nailguloke shoajer buke shoji kore boshachchhi. Ekhon shomoy dewa jabe na. Ta hole nailgulo kaat hoye pore jabe.”Takiye achhe Chatoki Jeriner dike, drishti shorahchhe na. Heshe fello Jeerin, “Ki holo, habar moto mukher dike takiye ki dekhchhish.”“Dekhchhi toke, matro koy dinei ki amul poriborton. Sadha shidhe kichhuta jedi ar kichhuta ohongkari myeta kemon jogyo netri hoye uthchhe.”“Ar tui nije, ami toe ghoshe meje polish kore emonta hoyechhi. Tui toe prothom theke onek jana shone bujha ar poralekha meye. Ekebare natural leader. Tui shathe na thakle ami konodinee eto shob bhabte, partam na, emon porisrom kore kaj korteo partam na. Saifullah dikkha guru hole tui amar cholar pothe shamner shathi. Amar driro bishwash amra joyee hoboi. Kando dekh, proshashon amader pochhondo korchhe na, abar emon ekta bishoy niye mathe nemechhi je shokriyo birodhita korteo parchhe na. Mone mone jole pure morchhe shalara.”“Shotyee bolechhish, kintu ora kamor debei, e noy toe she uchhilay. Ekta uchhila thikee ber kore nebe. Tar por tere ashbe.”“Ekta paa shamne bariye dibi, dekhbi tere ashte ashte kemon hochot kheye pore jeye nak mukh bhenge jabe oder. Amar toe she drishyo dekhe ekhonee hashi pachchhe.” Hashte hashte goirye porchhe Jerin.“Ne hoyechhe. Jela gulo theke je report eshechhe tate ora janiyechhe je tin diner modhyei prostuti shesh korte parbe. Tobe troope member bere jachchhe. Bishesh kore meyerai beshi egiye eshechhe. “Tai howa shwabhabik. Eve teasing jouruk ar madoker modhye to dutoi meyeder niye. Shudhu madoker bishoyta chheleder. Tobe er modhyeo aajkal onek meye bhire gechhe.”“Shobar mukhe ek kotha, Eveteasing, joutuk ar madok protirodh korte egiye ashun. Tooper leader bole diyechhe shobaike, jarai ashte chan shathe rajneeti chhere ashte hobe. Dol baji cholbe na. Kono doler shomorthoker jonyo troope jayga nei. Agey shopoth nebe je rajneeti korba na kono rajnoitik dolke shomorthono korbe na, tar por troope dhukbe. Er por trooper kauke kono rajnoitik doler meeting michhie dekhle tar porinam bahlo hobe na, hate bazre kil khete khetei barota beje jabe.”“Aaj kal to shobai hoy e dol noytoe o dol kore, ontotot shomorthon kore. Chharbe ki kore ?”“Ta kore, tobe troope ashte onekei shechchhay dol chhere dichchhe. Bonta jodi eshe jay tobe bhaita toe ar boshe thakte pare na. Emonee hochchhe pray jaygay. Ar jouruk eveteasing madok birodhi howay baba maara toe ek paye shomorthon dichchhe. Kon baba maa chay tar meye joutuker boli hok, othoba kono bokhater hate maan shombhrom harak. Ta hole ekee poribar theke pachchhi baba maa ar bon. Chelera ar ki korbe, shur shur kore dhuke jay troope.”“Ta hole toe jela upojilar rajneetibidra bipodei porechhe dekhchhi.”

“Bhalo kotha mone korechhish, ekta mail achhe jate bolechhe je rajnitibidra aajkal michhile lok kom pachchhe. Jader michhile ante eksho taka lagto ekhon tader ante tin sho taka lagchhe. Tao agay taka, pore michhile jawa. Abar majh pothei michhil chhere asha.”“Tar mane shotru already srishti hochchhe.”“O maa, e dikta toe bhebe dekhini.”“Dekh kokhon kake eta sheta mamlay joriye dey. Joutuk ar eveteasing niye oder temon shomoshya nei, kintu madok toe oder ayer poth. Oder doler jubokrai e byaboshar shathe shora shori jorito, tar shathe achhe policeer shobgulo shakha. Shonay shohaga ekebare. She jonyoi eder shobar shartho ek. Madok byabosha bondho hoye gele era jotota na na kheye morbe tar cheye beshi morbe ha hutash kore. Tai kamor toe debei. Tobe kokhon shetai dekhar bishoy.”“Lorai hobei ta hole.”“E jonyoi program bondho kora jabe na. Shommelon hoye gele pore bujha jabe nijeder shokti ar oder shokitr dhar. Tar agey shei gantar moto choltei hobe.”“Bujhechhi oi sheita. Hote pari poth srome aro biddhostoBikrito noy tobu chittoAmra je nirvik shurjer shoinik Durbar amader chitto.Amader potho rekha dustor durgomShathe shudhu ogonito shongiBadonar koti koti ongshiAmader podobhare mathe ghate prantoreNotun shurjo shikha jolbeiAmader shongram cholbei cholbeiJonotar shongram cholbei.”“Ei gaanta shwadhinotar agey edeshei muktijuddher shomoy onek geyecche muktijoddhara. Kintu dekh je deshe ei gaan gawa hoy shwadhinotar agey she deshei ekhon gay Aij pasha khelbore shyam, ar Krishno aila Radhar kunje fule boila bhromora- khola mathe, concert-e melay hotel-e bus-e shobaike shuniye. Ekebare Radhar fule Bhromor Krishnoke boshiyei dilo. Porno hote baki roilo ki.”“Ami ei gaanta niye universityte kotha bolechhi. Hindu chhele meyera bole eta dehatit prem.”“Haa haa, mondirer gaaye terekotaguloke dehatit prem bole na ? Mondire purohitder jounoshukh metanor joyo debdashi byabostha rakhake dehatit prem bole na ? Are baba dehatit prem to Ghalib Hafij Khaym edeshe Lalon, Rojono kanto emon bohu udahoron achhe. E gaantake tar payer kachheo newa jabe na. Khora jukti diye bangladeshe Bharoter ojonta ilorar nogno jouno jibon dorshon prochar kora hochchhe. Shudhu eti na, dekho nobo borshe rakkhosh ar nana bhoyonkor jib janowarer mukhosh pore laf jhap abahoman banglar shongshkriti na. Abhoman banglar shongskritite nobo borsher melay ei

rakkhosh ar nana bhoyonkor jib janowarer mukhosh dekha jetona. Shekhane chhilo nishkolush anondo. Muri murki batasha binni dhaner khoi murali eishob, ar binodoner jonyo chhilo circus ar na dhoroner khala, murshidi marfoti jari gaan, lathi khela, bajna chhilo dhak dhol chhilo. Shegulo aaj hariye gechhe bander chitkar ar drummer hridjontro kapano beate.”“Tobe bandeo kintu aaj kal onekei darun gay. Ekdom deshoj shongshktiti fute othe. Jemon, Ekdin bangalee chilam re gaanta. Amar toe lekhok ar gayok ke salam korta mon chay. Abar oi je Hayderer Trish bochhor poreo abar shwdhinotatake khujchhi. Erokom aro achhe.”“Kintu madoker adda raid korte gelei toe police ashbe, bolbe ain nijer hate tule niyechhi. Ora toe madok byaboshayeeder kach theke mota dage mashoara pay.”“Amra raid korbo kon duhkhe. Elakar chhele meyerai korbe oi kajta, amra shudhu pashe theke shomorthon diye jabo. Ar lokkho rakhbo jate ora bipode na pore. Raid kora amder kaj na, je maa baba bhai bon tader nikotjonke madoker chhobol theke mukto rakhte chay tarai ja korbar korbe. Etodin ora shahosh pay ni, amra oder buke shahosh shonchar kore dichchhi matro jate ora nijeder nikot jonke bachate nijerai egiye jete pare.”“Jela shommelon hoye jabar por thekei ei kaje lege porte hobe. Ete ekdike manushgulo eveteasing, joutuk ar madok shomporke koto tuku shocheton hoyechhe ta bujha jabe ar ekdike tara eshob protihoto korte ichchhuk kina tao bujha jabe. Tokhon bujha jabe eshob dushto kkhotoke shomaj theke uchchhed korar jonyo desher manush kotota toiri.”“Jai bolish lorai hobe du fronte. Ekdike prochur taka poyshar malik madok byaboshayee ar ekdike proshashon. Du frontee bhoyaboho. Rater adhare dhore niye khun kore fela, rasta ghate meyeder upor hamla chalano eshob kaje du frontee shonman bhabe ekshathe hate hat miliye kaj korbe. Boro kothin pothe paa bariyechhi.”“Beshi kharap obostha dekhle trooper chhele meyeder niye shorashri shonghorshe neme jabo. Ektar por ekta madoker dera bhenge debo, proyojone atmo rokkhar jonyo Americar moto preemptive strike korbo.”“Shoja kotha, kono karon chharai akromon korte eshechhilo, jonotar cross pitunite more gechhe. Amader kichhu korar chhilo na. Amra toe ar dariye dariye mar khete parina.” Uchcho konthe heshe dilo Chatoki. “Bhaloi shikhiye diyechhe Shorashtro montri, RAB ar Police. Chol, oder toe ar pachchhi na, RABer oi poshak pore ostro hate mukhosh pore dariye thaka opohoronkari lokgulo ar hashi mukhe table bosha officertar chhobitakei pronam kori.” Hashte hashte jeno bhenge porchhe Jerin. “Pronam toe oboshyoi korbo, shomoy ashuk. Emon pronam korbo je oder srishti kortarao bhoye kepe uthbe. Thik shwadhinota shongramer age rajpothe slogan chhilo ekta duita dalal dhoro, shokal bikal nashta koro, temni slogaen e deshe abaro uthbe tui dekhe nish.”

“Agey manushguloke prostut kor, shobar buke shahosh shonchoy kor, ekotaboddho kor tarpor toe onyo kichhu. Sheshe abar shopnoi na theke jay. Amar boro dushchinta hoy edesher manushgulo ei aat trish bochhore etotai bhitu ar sharthopor hoye gechhe ja mukho mukhi loraiye era egiye ashbe toe.”“Ashbe. Tar shuchona already hoye gechhe, Ekhon shudhu shamne egiye jabar pala. Slow and steady wins the race. Amra toe ar tarahura korchhina, ar lokhyo thekeo shore jai ni. Ta hole joyee na howar kono karon nei. Shobcheye jeta beshi proyojon chhilo ta Saifulh puron kore diyechhe.”“Haa, bishal tyag shikar korechhe o. Taka thaklei bhalo kaje khoroch korar manoshikota shobar thake na. O je bhabe ekta lokkho amader jonyo nirdharito kore diyechhe ar she lokkhe otut thake roshod o diiyechhe tate rrin shodh kora jabe na. Kintu ekta ajob jinish dekhli ?”“Ajob jinish sheta abar ki ?”“Tor ar amar babao prothom tin masher byay 200 koti taka diye dite raji hoyechhe, shudhu tai na e porjonto ja byay hoyechhe ta oi taka thekei. Saifullahr takay ekhono hat dite hoy ni.”“Shudhu amader babara keno, university 26 jon chheleder babader kothao bol, ora itimodhyei pray 2 koti taka accounte joma diyechhe. Ashole bhalo kaj bodh hoy ekta shongkramok byapar. Shuru korle jara ashe pashe thake tader oneker majhei chhoriye pore bhalo kaj korar ichchheta.” “Thik bolehhish, khrap kajo oi ekee rokom. University theke pass kore fresh rokto niye proshashone jog dey. Ichchhe thake bhalo kaj kore deshke unnoto korbe. Kaje jog dewar tin masher modhyei hoye jay ekta chor ar ohongkari. Jeno na jani ki hoye gechhe. Baba maa gram desher kotha kichchhu mone thake na, shudhu taka ar taka, daat ar daat.”“Shwadhinotr por desher shompod lut pat kore edeshe 10 hjar koti takar manush ontoto ek lakh achhe. Tarai toe shomajer bhalor jonyo kichhu taka khoroch korte pare. Ta korbena. Kibhabe aro taka banano jabe na na prokriyay ta niyei byasto. E deshta oder kachhe taka bananor kkheto. Er beshi kichhu na. Shalara.. Din shesh korbo toder, ektu shobur kor.”“Ei deshtai ajob. Dekh kauke gali dite jabi, galigulo emon je uchcharon korlei galigulo jeye pore jake gali dibi tar baba noy toe maar upor. Tor galigulo ashol oporadhike sporsho kore na. Hoyto oi loker maa baba khub bhalo manush chhilen. Tar mane kharap loktake gali dite jeye tui gali dili bhalo manushke, kharap manushta roilo okkhoto. Ek bosta paap kamai korli. Shei shathe or baba maar obhishap. Mane shoja dojokher khola dorja diye probesh korli.”“Are, tui toe shotyee kothai bolechhish. Nah ar kauk gali dewa jabe na, tobe bodh hoy shala bola jabe. Ar KP MC BB BC bola jabe, gali dewar jeedtao mitlo abar purota bola na howay karo gayei porlo na. Dhore nilam egulo orthohin gali.”

“Ne onek hoyechhe. Ebar ar ekbar jela theke asha mailgulo check kor, dujonei dekhi. Shobgulo jela theke report eshe thakle din tarikh fix kore reply diye dei. Protidin duto jlay visit rakhte hobe, er beshi na.”“Amader shuru theke aaj porjonto ko’din gelo re ?”“Ek mash chobbish din.”“Tahole to target thikee achhe. Tin masher modhyei jela shommelon shesh kora jabe.”“Ta jabe, kintu ei ek mashe shorirer upor je dhokol jabe tate shukiye shutki hoye jabo.”“Tor oshubidha ki, shomoshya toe saifullahr, o dhorar moto kono jayga pabe na, shudhu har ar har.”“Bhaloi toe, tor moja hobe. Amake bhalo na lagle toke dhorbe. Shob moja tuiee nish.”“Oh, ami bujhi emonee thakbo, amio toe shutki hobo.”“Ta hole dui shutki jora diye nite bolbo oke. Tobe tar proyojon hobe na, jetuku thakbe tatei oke matal baniye rakha jabe.”“Ta toe bujhlam, ekhon bol upor theke niche nambi naki nich theke upore jabi.”“Upor thekei toe niche name shobai, keu ki ar nich theke upore jay naki.”“Tor toe chinta oi khanei. Chinishee toe khali oi jaygagulo. Ami bolchhi jelagulor kotha ar uni mone korchhen onake chit korchhi ami.”“Na, shudhu chit keno, dariyeo toe prothome upor thekei niche name.”“Dara toke namahchhi.” Chatoki uthe daratei hashte hashte shore gelo Jerin. “Poribshta ektu halka korlam. Rege jachchhish keno. Shudhu kaj ar kaje mon rukkho noye jachchhilo. Mathe namle toe ar hashi ashe na shob dekhe shune. Mone hoy shobguloke rastay fele pitiyei mere feli.”“Tui toe dekhchhi shakkhat maa kali hoye gechhish.”“Na, thik bolish ni, debi maa durga hoye gechhi , oshur nashini, pap tap harini. Jogotke oshurder oposhashon theke mukti dayeeni.”“Ko moja dekh, shob oshur holo purush ar mukti dayeeni meye.”“Edeshe tar ulto. Oshurguloi meye. Oder oposhashonei toe desher aaj ei obostha. Prothom purushtar belay lutpat shuru holeo porer duti purush shashoker amolei desh kom beshi bhalo chhilo. Ditiyo ta deshke onek bhalo ashone protishthito korechhilo. O jodi ar kichhu beshi din bachto tobe desh hoto ekhonkar Malaysia. Tobe tritiyotao desher unnoti korechhe jotheshto. Tar por duto oshobhyo hingshuk meye jute oke toe nirbashonei pathalo pray. Erpor shuru korlo nijeder modhye chulochuli. Tokhon abar oi tritiyo purusher kachhe nengto hoteo oder badheni. Sahala shakchunni ek ekekta. Ekjoner language bhodro holeo kaje nijer doler upor niyontronhin. Ar ekjoner ahaa mukher bhasha ki modhur jeno ei matro lal batti marka nishiddho elaka theke uthe eshechhe. Kintu dole shobgulo homra chomra purushgulo eke bhoy pay pagoler moto. Oi nam jop korte ektu deri ba kom hole ar rokkha nei, ekbare mainkar chipay fele ek chape dom ber kore fele.

Doler shob purushgulo or shmane hijra hoye jay, Jemni nachay temni nache.”“Tor PhD pawana hoye gechhe.”“Dekhish abar oi meye shashoker moto bosta bosta doctorate niyechhe bole ekta nobel pawar jogyota dabi kore na boshish. Lok hashuk, tobuo behayar moto shudhu doctorate ar third class shob podok pete agroho eto je prithibir ar kono manush ta dekhechhe kina tao ek gobeshonar bishoy.”“Onek hoyechhe, ebar e gobeshona rekhe mailgulo check kor.”“Rongpur bibhager aat jela diyei shuru kora jak, upor theke niche namar niom thik thakbe.”“Troop leaderder telephone kore jene ne dusho chhele dusho meyer rate thakar byabostha korte parbe ki na.”“Tui-o shon ki bole.” Phone kore speaker on korlo Chatoki.“Jee Leader.”“Amra aaj theke du din por tomader shommelone ashchhi. Amra dujon ar amader body guard charsho. Eder rate thakar byabosta kora jabe ?”“Leader, aro beshi jabe.”“Kibhabe ?”“Amadr shohorer charta college oi din chhuti thakbe. Colleger Managing Committeer pray shob memberee amader shathe achhen. Ar chhatro shongothongulor netara amader shathe managing commityteer kachhe giyechhilo. Managig committee bolechhe jeding dorkar tar ek din agey janalei hobe. College chhuti diye roomgulo theke benchgulo shoriye fela hobe. Khawa thaka konoi shomoshya na.”“Khabar ayojon tomra korleo takata debo amrai. Kotojon manush hobe tomader shommelone ?”“Ta Tin thke char hajar hobe. Colleger shamne football grounde jayga korechhi.”“Pach hajar packet toiri rakhbe. Ja bache ta kono bostite diye debe. Ar shono, stage chhoto hobe, shudhu amader dujon, oi colleger Principal charjon, charjon baba, ar thakbe DC SP. Ei baro joner boshar byabostha thakbe. Ar keuee stage-e thakbe na, Prothome kotha bolbe Principal ar babara. Tar por DC SP. Amader boktobyo khub chhoto hobe. Prothomei amra DC SP shaheber shathe adha ghonta, Principalder shathe adha ghonta, chhatro netader shathe adha ghonta. Er por shommelon shuru. Der ghontar modhye onushthan shesh korbe. Er por amara tomader shathe ek ghonta boshe bibhinno bishoy niye kotha bolbo. Mone rekho, rajneetir shathe jorito emon kauke troope anbe na, Shomorthok hishabe thakte chaile shorto debe kono obosthatei kono rokom rajnoithik kormo kande ongsho newa jabe na. “Jee leader, tai hobe.” Phone rekhe Jerinke bollo Charoki,“Dekhli ki darun buddhi khatiyechhe ora. Emni bhabe shob troopke bole dilei hoy. Ora ebhabei byabostha korbe.”

“Tai bhalo, bole de. Char dine Rongpur bibhag shesh kore du din rest niye Rajshahi. Emini bhabe shat bibhag shesh kore tin din ektana ghumabo. Tar por theke jatiyo shommeloner prostuti.”“Kichhu beshi shomoy lege jachchhe. Jak, kajta bhalo hok.”“Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachhori theke ekhono report asheni.”“Na ashle na ashbe. O niye eto bhabar ki achhe. Okhane je amra 20 jon kore peyechhi tao kom na. Jodi emon hoy oi tin parbotyo jeler shommelon kom manush niyei korbo. Ashole parbotyo jelegulote madok chhara eveteasing ar joutuk bodh hoy ektu kom. E jonyo temon shara ashchhe na. Kaj shuru hoye gele oneki chole ashbe. Ja pachchhish ta shamal dewai kothin hoye jabe amader jonyo.”Phone beje uthlo. Chatoki phone dhortei opash theke Rongpurer trooper Command-e meyeta bollo, “Asslalamu Alaikum Leader.”“Walaikum Assalam, bolo ki khobor. Shommeloner kaje lege gechho toe. Shobgulo upozilay khobor dewa hoyechhe toe.”“Apnar mailta eo matro peyechhi. Aajee shobaike khorbota diye debo. Kintu ekhane ekta shomoshya dekha diyechhe.”“Ki shomoshya.”“Shona jachchhe je madok byaboshayeera shommelon kotrte debe na. ora naki stage bhenge debe, shommelone akromon korbe.”“Khobor shothik na shudhu tomader monobol bhenge dewar jonyo prochar korchhe, jate bhoye tomra shommelon na koro.”“Na leader, prochar na. Ora amader prochar kaje ekhonee badha dichchhe. Goto kal college theke ber howar shomoy amader koyekjonke shaman shamni humki diyechhe.”“Ki bolechhe ora.”“Bolechhe joutuk eveteasing niye oder temon matha byatha ne, kintu madok birodhitay lokder shongothito korte gele mere har gor bhenge debe. Khun kore felbe.”“Shobar basha cheno toe.”“Ki je bolen leader, amadr elaker jubok ar amra chinbo na. khub boyonkor chhele ora. Ostro theke shob shomoy shathe.”“Police dhore ne ?”“Police toe bhag pay, dhorbe keno.”“Thik achhe amra dekhchhi. Tumi tomar kaj kore jao, bhoy peona, amra tomar kachha kachiee achhi. Shommeloner ager raat noytar por stage kora shuru korbe. Upozilar chhele meyeder bole dao Shommeloner din shokal aat tar modhye chole ashbe. Raate tomra shudhu jona doshek chhele thakbe stage toiri korar shomoy, beshi na.”“Kintu leader, raate toe oder amader upor akromo korte shubidha hobe. Ar amader doshjonke toe ora tipei mere felbe.”“Ja bolchhi koro. Ora kichhu bolle shoja bole debe kaj thambe na, Parle jeno stage bhenge dey. Kkhepiye tolo oder. Jeno stage bhangar jonyo oder jeed chepe jay. Dole bole bhari hoye stage bhanger johyo jay. Titkari dao, oder shahosh nei bole ragiye dao. Pagla kukurer moto hoy jay jeno. Ei shob korbe manusher shamne. Jeno opomane rag matha

chara diye othe. Manusher shamne ora tomader marte ele shore jabe. Marar shujog debe na, kintu je korei hok oder ragate hobe..”“Jee leader. Tai hobe.”Phone rekhe Chatoki bollo, “Bhaloi holo, Operation Search Light shuru holo.”“Bhalo, maramari korte tor khub moja lage na..”“Na, motei na, tobe kono kono shomoye shokti dekhano proyojon hoye porle pichhpa hoteo chaina. Dekh na mamu barir abdar, stage bhenge debe. Prochar korte debe na. Abar moja dekh, joutuk ar eveteasing niye kotha bolle oder apotti nei, joto apotti madok birodhi prochare.”“Shetai toe shwabhabik, ora nijera toe ar eveteasing ar joutuker byabosha kore na. Oder byabosha madok, tai madoker birodhita korte debe na ora.” “Amader kajtao shwabhabik. Ete jodi tere ashe tokhon ar ki kora, paa bariye ditei hoy, dariye dariye toe ar mar khete parina.”“Tui ei kothatake chinabadam baniye felbi dekhchhi, manush jokhon tokhon eta bolebe. Jemon kono kon gaan etotai jonopriyo hoye jay je rasta ghate, garite, oi gaanta shobai gay.”“Bhul upoma dili. Edeshe ekjon onek boro netakeo emon prochar kora hochchhe je sheo chinabadam hoye gechhe.”“Dekh Gandhi, Jinnah, Shubhash bosu, Indira, Fazlul Hoq, Bhashani, eder bikri korte hoy na, manusher mone eder nam emnitei gatha hoye achhe. Kintu oi netar nam keu ney na, jor kore chapiye dewa hochchhe. Ei jokhon tokhon procharer agey kintu shobai khub sroddhabhore tar nam nito. Take chinabadam baniye golay jholano jhurite niye chai chinabadamer moto chai oi neta bole bole tar kommo shabar kore deya hoyechhe. Ekhon tar namer mulyo chinabadamer chey beshi na.”“Thik byaboshar niom. Supply beshi hole chahida kome jay. Temni er supply eto beshi hochchhe je dam kome gechhe. Ar kajta korchhe tar nikot jonerai. Gadha shalara.”“Shomoshyay fele dili.”“Kemon.”“Lingo gyan thik ei tor.”“Netri jokhon neta howar bashona kore Madamer bodole Sir bola pochhndo koren tokhon kaporer niche ba buker upor jai thakuk na keno take purush bhebe nite hoy.” “Darun bolechhish. Tar shamne porle tini toke kacha khaben.”“Nur Hossainke buke pithe Shoirachar nipat jak, Gonotontro mukti pak likhe identified kora holo je etakei mere felte hobe andolon changa korar jonyo. Abar daktar Milonkeo thik ekee kayday mere fela holo. Eshobee tar medha theke eshechhe. Shikar kortei hoy, chanokyo ar shonkoracharyor joutho medha tini mostishke dharon koren.”“Shotyo bolechhish. Dekhe nish tar bhokto keu hoytoe tar mrityur por Einstainer moto tar mogoj tao boiyome bhore rakhbe shongrokkhoner jonyo. Jate agami diner manush tar mogoj dekhe bolte pare,” Aha, eto

chhoto mogoje eto buddhi kibhbe dharon korten tini. Oi shei gaantar moto, Dui chhotak mogoj … kemne bolo dhore.”“Amra ki echore paka hoye gelam.” Shoshobde heshe dilo Chatoki.Hashte hashte goriye porlo Jerin. Hashi thamte bllo, “Chobbish bochhorer bhora joubona meye, ichore paka holam ki bhabe. Jak oshob kotha, ashol kotha Madok byaboshayeeder dhomoke bhoy pawa jabe na.”“Haa, bhoy peye lokkhyo theke shore gele ora mathay uthe boshbe. Ta ki bhabe ki korar plan korechhish.”“Bolechhi toe Operation Search Light. Er ager operationta korechhi Operatin Clean Heart. Mane chheleder ontor porishkar kore tader nijeder dole thai diychhi. Eder ta korbo na. Search lighter alo ar uttape jaliye puriye chhai kore debo.”“Shedin bolechhilam na ami debi durgar moto. Oshurer binash toe ekhon amar hoq hoye gechhe.”“Hochchhish debi durga mane hindu, ar mukhe bolchhish hoq ja musolanera byabohar kore.”“Mone agun jaliye dili. British ashar agey amra hindu musolmanra pasha pasha porom momotay eke onyoke joriye dhore bash korechhi. Shudhu biye ar puja chhara bujhai jetona ke hindu ar ke musolman. Juddho hoyechhe, jemni hindu raja ar musolman rajar modhye, abar hindu raja ar hindu rajar modhye, abar musolman raja ar musolman rajar modhye. Shadharon hindu muslman kintu gola goli dhorei bash korechhe.”“Dara dara, mone koriye diyechhish, baba ek din kothay kothay bolechhilen, tini tar baba maar shathe rag korle chole jaten tar babar bondhu ek hindur barite. Shekhane onek ador jotner modhye koyek din katiye tar por barite ashten. Ekdin oi hindu babar babake bolechhilo, Chaudhury, je bhab dekhchhi tate meyeke toe ar dhore rakhte prchhi na. Amar meyeta tomar chhele ke biye korte cheyechhe or maar kachhe. Jano dada ki bolechhilo, Dhorme badha na thakle bhaloi hoto. Tobe tumi mene nite parle ami ekhono raji. Oi hindu bondhu bolechhilen ami mene nite parbo, kintu shomaj manbe na. Ei bhalo achhi. Eta je shudhu amar baba ar ekjon hindur monobhab, ta noy, emon monobhab aro bohu hindu musolmaner modhyeo chhilo. Ekhono grame gele dekha jay hindu musolman kemon shantite pashapshi bash korche. Jemni hajar musolmner meye eveteasinger shikar hochchhe temni hindu meyeo hochchhe. Tokhon shujog shondhanira chitkar kore othe hinduder upor nirjaton hochchhe. Ar jokhon musolmaner meyeta eveteasinger shikar hoy tokhon toe oi meyeke amon bhabe henesta kora hoy je kkhove duhkhe she meye atmohotyai kore boshe. Ghotona ek, er modhye hindu musolman parthokyo nei, kintu bola hoy hindura bhalo nei e deshe. Abar jokhon tader kono neta hindur shmpotti jobor dokhol kore tokhon kintu era kochchhoper moto mathata kholoshe tene ney.. Tokhon ar hindu nirjaton hochchhe emon chitkar ashe na. Ei

jatiyo beimanguloke shesh na kora porjonto hindu musolmaner modhye shanti ashbena edeshe.”“Rakh ekhon, mela lomba lecture diyechhish. Chol kheye ashi, tar por planta shere feli. Body guard chhele meye dutoke ekhane ashte bol.”“Oder niyei plan korbo naki.”“Bhule jachchhish keno or trained. Oder poramorsho nite dosh ki. Akromoner byaparta amader cheye ora bhalo plan korte parbe.”

Du din por. Rongpur shore koyekjon jubok ek shathe boshe golpo korche. “Becha bikri kome gechhe re. Aaj matro 32 hajar taka bikri hoyechhe.”“Thik bolechhish. Onek chhelei nesha theke dure shoe jachchhe. Amar 42 jon meye customer chhilo. Ekhon achhe matro 18 jon. Emon hole byabosha late uthbe. Kichhu ekta kortei hobe.”“Oi notun gojiye otha shongothoner chhele meyegulo boro besi jalachchhe. Oder ekta uchit shikkha na dile ar hochchhe na. Ora naki porshudin shomelon korbe. Eta bondho kortei hobe.”“Abar aaj shokale bajare etogulo loker shamne emon shob kotha bollo je shodh na tola porjonto amar ghum nei.”“Amadero chhere dey ni. Ami humki dile bolechhe ja pari kori jeno.”“Raat duto baje. Ekhon bari chol. Oder stage benge felbo agami ratei oder shamnei, dekhi ki kore. Mere har gor bhenge debo.”“Arey nah, dharalo chapatti diye koyekta kop diye fele rakhbo. Ar boro dutike shoja guli kore jomghore patheye debo. Police bole debe nijeder modhye golmal kore gola guli korechhe, tarpor odree koyektake dhore mamla thuke debe.”“Kota meyeke rasta theke tule nite hobe. Chheleguloke shasti dewar por mouj korte hobe toe.” Pothe ber holo ora. Dujon dujon kore motorcycle utlo. “Jai dost, kal dekha hobe.” “Raat ondhokar, dekhe shune jash.”Kichhudor jawar por rastar upor ekt khejur gach pore thakte dekhe motorcycle thamalo.“Rastar upor eto boro kejur gachh elo kotha theke.”“Keu churi korchhilo, amader motorcycler awaj peye lukiyechhe.”“Side kete toe ber howa jabe na. Rastar onek niche etto boro khad, tar pore kkhet. Chol dujone dhora dhori kore shoriye dei.”“Eto bro gachh dujone shorate parbo toe.”“Arey chhagol, amra madoker byabosha kori, madok khai na nesha khorder moto. Jara madok khay tader shorire shokti thake na, biye korle bouer shathe moja korte pabe na, bouer mukh jhamta shohjo kore. Madok khele shudhu shorirer kholoshtai thake, shorire pran thake na. Amader gaye shokti ache, dujoni parbo, ektu kusta kusti korte hobe shudhu. Chol.Motorcycle theke neme egiye gelo ora. Besh shomoy lege gelo gachhta shorate. Pichhone chole elo ora. “Arey amader motorcycle gelo koi.” Obak holo ora, motorcycleta nei.

“Ne, gachher bodole motorcycletai niye gelo.”“Etoboro shahosh kar. Ostro ber kor. Awaj hoy ni, motorcycl chaliye jay ni. Thele ar koto dure jabe. Nicheo toe namte pareni. Nishchoi pichhoner dike gechhe.”“Torch achhe ?”“Garir head lighte poth choli, torch diye ki korbo ?”“Raat je ghutghute ondhokar, kichhuta bhoy lagchhe.”“Shathe ostro thakte bhoy ki.”“Uffffffff….”“Ki holo tor ?”“Ghare jeno ki bidhlo.”“Uffffffffffffff….”“Tor abatr ki holo ?”“oi, ghare jeno ki bidhlo.”“Ki hochchhe, shorir toe obosh h o y e a s h c h h e r e.”“a…… m ……. a …… r…….o”Ondhokar theke egiye elo koyekjon. “Shob kapor khule nao. Jora paaye roshi bedhe oi boro gachter shobcheye uchu dale jhuliye dao, matha nicher dike thakbe. Mukhe kapor guje diye tape diye mukh atke dao. Hat shorirer shathe bedhe felo. Kotha bolte parbe na, nora chora korte parbe na. Pistol duto niye nao. Dumre muchre dao motorcycle ta. Khejur gachhtake onek dure shoriye niye jao.”Biraler moto druto uthe gelo boro gachhtay du jon. Adha ghontar modhyei kaj shesh kore jemni nihshobde eshechhilo temni nihshobde chole gelo ora.

Por din shokal doshtar modhyei shara shohor tol par. Bibhinno jaygay koyekjon jubokke pawa gechhe – keu gacher uchu dale jhule achhe, keu shara gaye manusher mol mekhe nengta hoye rastay behush pore achhe, kauke matir govire buk porjonto gere rakha hoyechhe. Shobai behush obosthay, gyan nei. Oder motorcyclegulo dumre muchre pore achhe kachhei. Shusto korte onek shomoy laglo oder. Gyan ferar por oder shobaike ek jaygay kore onyanyora jante chailo, “Ki hoyechhilo tomader ?”“Rastar upor khejur gachh dekhe shorate jeye kibhabe ki holo kichhu janina.”“Hotath motorcycletar chaka puncture hoye gelo. Motorcycle theke namtei ki holo kichhu janina.”“Motorcycle chaliy ashchhilam. Hotath shamne theke ekta boro alo chokhe porlo. Motorcycle rastar ek pashe niye thamalam. Tar por ar kichu jani na.”Oder jobab keu bishwash korlo na. Hasha hashi shuru hoye gechhe shobkhane. Ghore boshe gechhe ora shoai, rastay er hotelei lok jon toe botei bachcharao oder dekhe hasha hashi shuru kore dey. Shobar mukhe ek kota, “Bhute dhorechhilo.”

“Ei shohore bhut ashbe kotha theke.”“Tara shob jaygayee achhe. Na ragle kichhu bole na. Bodh hoy era kichhu uta palta korechilo, tai rege jeye emon koreche.”“Ulta palta toe era rojee kore.” Ekjon aste ashte bollo, “Bodh hoy madok cheyechhilo. Ora taka pabe koi, tai dey ni. Ei ragei emon korechhe.”“Dekchhona motorcycleguloke kemon dumre muchre rekhechhe. Bhuter gaye onek shokti thake.”Trooper chhele meyrao eshechhio oder dekhte. Dekhe chole gechhe, mukhe kichhu bole ni. Ora nijeder modhye bola boli korechhe, “Ki odbhut kando, erai toe amader domok diyehhilo, mere felbe.”“Leader shudhu eder madok bikrir addatar kotha jante cheyechhilen, locationta bole diyechhi. Tar por theke jogajog nei.”“Kichhu bujhte parchhina. Tobe eta thik amader rokkha korte pare tara je kono bipoer mukh theke.”“Ekhon bhaloy bhaloy shommelonta hoye gelei hoy.”

Madok byaboshayee chheleder shorir khub durbol, hata chola korte koshto hoy. Murubbider kotha moto kobiraj boidyo daka holo. Shat jon kobiraj elo onek durer gram theke. Onek porikkha nirikkha korar por oder modhye ekjon ostad gochher lokta bollo, “Achchha ei chhelera ki kore.”“Byabsha kore.”“Kisher byabsha. Mishtir na neshar?”“Mone kore nao ekta.”“Shab, onek boro bhute dhorechhe. Nam Mamdo Bhut. Shathe Bemmo dotyeeo achhe, shakhchunnio chhaira kotha koy nai. Shakhchunni chinlen toe, uni maiya bhut. Shara din raat nesha koren. Bujhchen na ?” Bolei nomoshkarer bhongite kopale hat jor kore thekalo ora. Oder baba maa e or dike takalo, tahole ei ghotona, nesha kortei eshchhilo era, tader chhele ra taka chhara dey ni, tai ei obostha. “Khub beshi beyadopi korchhe apnader chhelera. Shohoje chhaira dibo na. Aro jontrona achhe eder kopale. Bujhchen na ?” Bolei abar kopale jorhat thekalo ora.“Ki korte hobe tai bolo.”“Bhog dite hoibo. Kintu onara toe ar shohore thaken na, majhe modhye ashen. Bhog dite hoibo gramer shoshane. Are ek jaygay thaken na toe onara, shob shomoy ghora ferar modhyei thaken. Tai koyek jaygay bhog dite hoibo. Bujhchen na ? Ar apnader chheledr jonyo kichhu totka achhe tabij dite hoibo, shonar tabij. Ar kichhu niom kanun mante hoibo. Dekhchhen na kemon bhinno bhinno jaygay apnader chheleder shashon korlo. Bujhchen na ?”“Koto lagbe.”“Rakhen koto lage,” Dhomok lagalo ostad. “Agey kotha bole dekhi. Aaj raat apnar barir shamne oi khola jaygay amra oneder pujo korbo, dakbo, dekhi onara ki bolen. Ar apnader chheleder ekhane ashte bolen,

ektu shashon kori. Tahole onader bolte parbo amrao shashon kore diyechhi. Ekhon bhog niye jeno maf kore den. Bujhchebn na ?”“Ki shashon korben.”Hotath kopale hat thekiye ostad uthe daralo, tar porei shashtange pronam. Or shather shobai or onukoron korlo. Kichhukkhon por matha tulloo ostad. Shoabi uthe daralo. “Ki holo apnader ? Mone holo bhoy pelen.”Kkhepe gelo otad, “Dekhen nai kemon kot mot kore takiye chhilo shakhchunni. Uniee kkhepechhen beshi. Taratari chheleder anen shamne. Ar kota jharu. Bujhchen na ?”“Lokjoner shamne jharupeta korben naki oder ?”“Chikitsha eta, jharu peta na. Oshudh teto hole keu ki khay na ?”“Ta kahy.”“Ta hole. Tara tari anen. Arey amader toe akta kotha thakte hobe onader kachhe. Duto bari diye bolte parbo, onek merechhi, onek shasti diyechhi. Ebar bhog niye maf kore din, ar emon bhul korbe na. Ekta kore nake khot dite hobe. Bujhchen na ?”Tai holo. Chheleder anaholo. Agey nake khot diye nijeder thuthu chatano holo. Tar por shat hat poriman nongra jaygay nake khot dewa holo. Tar por shuru holo jharur bari. Gune gune shotorota bari dewa holo protyek ke.“Ebar amader khabar byabostha korun, ar haa gaja anan protyeke ek kg. Ek raitee toe, hoiya jaibo. Bujhchen na ?”“Gaja diye ki hobe ?”“Arey shab gajai toe ashol. Ota khaile shakhchuni mone korbo amra onader pokkher. Uni khushi hoiben. Bujhchen na ?”“Phensidil, yaba, ar ki ki tablet hole cholbe na ?”“Chhya chhya chhya, oguli toe kuyttay khay. Yaba khaiya kuttir loge akam kukam kore. Phensi khaiya je mordami haraichhe Yaba khaiya ta poshay loite cheshta kore. Kam hoy na. Bujhchen na.” Or kotha shune meyera shore gelo. “Gaja chai, khati houn lagbo. Bhejal jinisher gondho paile Sakhchunni aro beshi raiga jaibo. Mamdo bhut ar Bemo dityeeo rag korbo. Bujhchen na ?”“Jee, bujhechhi, byabostha korchhi.”

Shara shohore ekta kothai shob boyosher manusher mukhe mukhe firchhe, Bujhchen na ? Chheleder atmio shojonder shamnei bachcharao bolche - bujhchen na ? Ek kg gajar packet niy aschhen ekjoner baba. Rastay police rickshaw atkalo. “Dekhi apnar bag check korte hobe.”“Keno, bag check korben keno.”“Amader kachhe bishwash jogyo khobor achhe je apnar kachhe gaja achhe. Bujhchen na ?”“Ki bolen, ami ki gajar byasha kori naki.”“Ta bag khullei bujha jabe, bag dekhan.”Ekjon police jor kore bag khullo. Ber hoye elo gajar packet.

“Thanay chol shala.” Dhore ana holo take thanay.OC shaheber shamne tini shob ghotona khule bollen, “OC shaheb amar chheletake bachan. Ei gaja chhara kobiraj or chikitsha korbe na, bhut jabe na.“Bhaloi golpo fedechho shala. Sentry, ok hajote dhukalo. Shala gajar byabosha kore, tax na diyei. Munishike dako.” Cashier Munshi elo doure.“Jee Sir.”“Or goto tin bochhorer gajar tax dhoro, koto hoy ta aday kore chhere dao ar ekhon theke mashe mashe koto dite hobe tao bole dao oke. Shala lukiye lukiye gajar byabsha kore. SI Samadke dako.”Samad elo, “Jee Sir.”“Mashe mashe or kachh theke koto pao, thanay joma dao ni keno ?”“Ki babode Sir ?”“Tumi neashar tax uthao.”“Jee Sir, proti mashei toe joma dei sir.”“O je gajar byabosha kore jano toe ?”“Na Sir”Koyekta bichchhiri gali diye OC bollen, “Bhalo manush shajo ? Proti mashe or kachh theke koto taka pao ?”“Sir, ami jantam na Sir oi shala gajar byabosha kore. Ram dholai diye shob taka aday kore joma debo Sir.”“Niye jao oke. Pach lakh taka aday koro. Shala bole bhuter hat theke chheleke bachate ei gaja niye eshechhe aajee.”“Bhut achhe naki kothao Sir ekhon. Taka na dile aro kichu maal dhoriye diye aaj ratei cross fire diye debo Sir. Chol shala.”Kichhukkhoner modhey thanay elo onyonyo chheleder babaro. Oi ekee obhijog, gajar byabosha. OC shaheb mela khushi. Ek ratei onekgulo boro machh dhora porechhe jale. Khobor peye SP shaheb OC ke phone kore bujhiye diyechhen je bishoyta tini jene gechhen. Etukui jotheshto.OC bollen, “Sir era shobai bolchhe bhuter hat theke chheleke bachate era kobirjer nirdeshei gaja jogar korechhe amra jader kachh theke mashoara pai tader kachh thekei.”“Eshob kotha bishwash kora jay na. Tobuo bishoyta dekhte ami jabo oi kobirjer kachhe. Kemon jeno ekta gondho pachchhi ami. Apnio chole jan ekhuni. Oder babader shathe kaj shesh hole chhere din.”“Shondhyar agei tin baba ponoro lokkho taka diye bollen, “Ekhn ontoto gajar packet amader diye din. Amra amader chheleder bachai.”Gajar packet niye chole gelo ora. Barite pouchhe gajar packet kobirajder dilo ora. “Ei nao, onek dhokol gechhe egulo jogar korte.”Heshe dilo ostad. “Bhut babajider khushi korte emon dhokol shobaree jay. Apnader achhe tai chheleder bachaite parchhen. Bujhchen na ?”

Barir shamner khola jaygay ashor boshiyechhe ora. Cholchhe gaan ar uddam nach. Mamdo Bemmo ar shakhchunnike khushi korte nach gaan cholhhe. Ostad montro porchhen ar ektu por por jorhat kopale

thekachen, or char pash ghire or shather kobirajra odbhut bhongite neche cholchhe. Onek manush joma hoye gechhe. SPr shathe DSP ar OC eshechhen. Bhirer pichhone ektu dure driye dekhchhen kobirajder kando karkhana. Ekta lok eshe ostadke shashtange pronam kore tar kane kane kichhu bolei chole gelo. Ostad onekkkhon chup kore boshe roilo. Tar por bhir thele SPr shamne chole elo. Onek kkhon tar dike cheye theke khub nichu shwore bollo, “Matro ponoro lakhei becha hoiya gelen. Hajar hajar chhele meyeder jiboner dike kheyal korlen na. Are pagol oi taka toe etim khanayee jabe. Tar jonyo eto maya keno. Aro jabe, shob jabe, shob jabe shob jabe.”“Tumi ke ? Egulo ki bolchho ?”“Amar khoj pore niyen, ekhon nijeder khoj nen. Ami kobiraj manush. Manusher khedmot koira je ja dey tai khai. Jader kachh theke beshi nei tao nijer ar por gorib manusher shongsharer kajei khoroch hoiya jay. Manuser doa boro adorer jinish , temni manushe bod doao khub beshi bhyonkor.” Abar jora hat kopale thekiye ostad fire elo nijer jaygay. Nach choltei laglo, unmader moto nach. Onekkhon nach cholar por bisram ar jora hat kopale thekeno. Tar pore boshe boshe montro pora. Durboddho shob shobdo, shudhu Mamdo Bemmo ar Shakhchunnir namtai bujha jay. SP shaheb OC ke niye garite uthe boshlen. Nije nijei bollen, “Shobgulo agencyke lagiye diye eder khoj nitei hobe, kotha theke eshechhe ar kothay jay. Ekta boro bhul hoye gechhe, je lokta kobirajer kane kane kotha bollo, she loktake dhora uchit chhilo.” Hotath ekta jhaki diye garir chaka theme gelo. Ki holo dekhte gari theke neme elen SP ar DSP OC shobai. Garir charte chakai puncture hoye gechhe. Chintito mukhe SP bollen, “Ki hochchhe eshob ? Char chaka ekshathe puncture hoye jay emon kokhono dekhini.”“Sir, amar mone hoy oi kobirajrai eta ghotiyeche, amra nojor rakhbo ki, ora ekhon thekei amader upor nojor rakhchhe. Apnar kothay rege gechhe ora. Amar mone hoy oder ghatano thik hobe na.”“Aaj kaler modhye shohore kara kara eshechhe khoj nin. Taholei ber hoye jabe ashol ghotona.”“Sheta ki kore shombhob, roj roj lakho manush shohore ashe, jar jar kaj kore abar fire jay. Eto manusher modhye kar khoj nebo.”“Shomoshya holo ami bhute bishwash kori na, amar bishwash egulo kono manush korchhe. Tobe khub uchu medhar manush, technologyte oshadharon dokkhota achhe. Ar achhe shorbadhunik bideshi equipment.”“RAW na toe Sir. Edeshe toe orai shob niyontron korchhe.”“Na, eshob kaje oder kono shartho nei.”“Shartho noy Sir, equipment test kora.” OCr dike takiye SP bollen, “Gajar khobor kothay pelen, abar eta bolben na je apnar source bolechhe. Shotyo bolun.”“Sir, ekta phone peyechilam. Ami bhebechhi oder kono shotru bishoyta janiye diyechhe oder ghayel korar jonyo.”

“Apnar onuman thik. Tobe gajar kothata kintu okhane jara uposthit chhilo tara shobai janten.”“Phone check korbo Sir.”“Oi phone ekhon ar chalu achhe bole mone kori na. Tobuo dekhun toe.DSP shaheb cheshta korun.”OCr kachh theke number niye DSP phone korei speaker on kore dilen. Dubar ring hole opash theke ekta bhari golar awaj elo, “Shuvo rat, chaka puncture hoye gechhe. Kichchhu korar nei ei muhurte, hatun, hata shasther pokkhe bhalo. Ar na hoy apnader lokder bolun ekta Pajero jeep pathye dite. ” Line kete gelo. “Controlled voice.” Bollen SP “Ashol voiceke aral kore ekta kritrim voice toiri hoy phoner bhitor thekei. Jak kauke phone kore ekta gari anan, totokkhon charpashta ekbar ghure dekhi.” Besh kichhukkhon edik odike ghura ghuri kore oshwabhabik kichhu na pey ekta uchu dhibi dekhe boshe porlen ora. Aro onek por ekta Pajero jeep elo. Garite uthte jeye thomke daralen SP. “Phone toe Pajero jeeper kothai bolechhilo, tai na.”“Jee Sir” OC bollen.“Bollo Pajero eshe gelo Pajero. Onyo Gario toe pathate parto. Kothay jeno ekta jogshutro ache shob ghotonar modhye.”Charpash kapiye onekgulo nari konther tibro hashi shune chomke uthlen ora shobai. “Onek buddhiman, edeshe shudhu gadha nei onek medhao ache, thik jemni shudhu medhai nei onek gadhao ache.”“Tomra kara ? keno korchho eshob ? Ekta kotha mone rekho amra tomader khuje ber korboi. Tokhonkar shomoyer jonyo prostut theko.”Abar shei tibro hashi. Tar por gachh palar patay besh boro awaj kore kara jeno pakha jhaptate jhaptate ure chole gelo.Garite uthlen ora. Sharakkhon garite ekta kothao bolchen na SP. Ki jeno govir chintay mogno tini. DSP ki jeno bolte chaile SP take hater isharay theme jete bolechhen. Emonki basher shamne eshe gari theke namar shomoyo tar shwobhab shulov bhongite hashi mukhe biday jananor kothao hoyto tar mone chhilo na. Chup chap gari theke neme basher bhitore chole gechhen.Rat pray shesh hoye ashchhe. Ostad nach bondho korar adesh diye cheleder babader kachhe deke nilen. Ekta hishab hate dhoriye diye bollen, “Apnader chhoy chheler jonoyo chhoy lakh taka dite hobe. Eta bhog chorano hobe gramer shoshane. Ar ta na hole apnader chheleder aro onek boro kkhoti hobe, ja kono bhabei samlate pabe na.”Taka diye ostad ar tar shathi kobirajder biday kore dilo ora.

Shokal hoyechhe. Jarin phone korlo troopke. Ora ashtei oder shate niye Jerin Chatoki chole gelo college governing bodyr kache. Rastaye lok jon bola boli korchhe ei poshaker meyera kara ? Uttor pete deri holo na, erai joutuk madok ar eveteasng bondh korar udyokta. Obak hoy cheye roilo Governing bodyr shobai Jerin Chatokir poshak dekhe. Tader shathe kotha shesh kore tader dujonke niyei gelo college principal der

shathe dekha korte. Colleger Principalra janalen Governing bodyr shathe purbo kotha onujayee aaj college bondho. Principal ar governing bodyr kachh theke biday niye ora shoja DC SP shaheber shathe dekha korte gelo. Tar agey Manikgnj ar Comillar DC SP shahebder shathe phone kotha bole onurodh janalo jeno tar ekhaner DC SP ke bole den ober shomporke.DC shaheber office pouchhatei tar PS bollo, “Bhitore jan, Sir apnder jonyoi opekkha korchhen.” Bhitore dhuklo ora. SP shhebo DCr roomei bohe achhen. Salam dilo Jerin ar Chatoki.“Boshun, apner jonyo kichhu korte parle khushi hobo. Apnara je bhabe jubo shomajke motivate korechhen ta shotyee proshgshoniyo. Ekhon toe madok byaboshayeeder durdin. Eveteasing nei bole chole. Baki roilo jutuk. Ja bujhte prchhi tate jutuko beshi din thakbe na. Apnader jela shommeloer kotha shunechhi. Agami kaal shokalei toe…”“Jee,” jobab dilo Chatoki. “Thikee jenechhen”“Tobe ekta kotha,” SP shaheb mukh khullen, “Shudhu kheyal rakhbem kothao kono bisringkhola na hoy. Bhalo kaje hat diyechhen, poddhoti tao jeno bhalo hoy. Apnara kintu amader nojordarir modhyei royechhen. Amra ain sringkhola byghat ghotte debo na. Amader lokjon apnader kachha kachhiee thakbe.”“Bhalo kotha,” Jerin bollo, “Ekta bhul hoye gechhe apnader. Amra apnader kototuku nojordarir modhye achhi ta jani na. Kintu apnara mane proshashon ar ain sringkhola rokkhakari netribindo je amader nojordarir modhye achhen ta jene rakhben. Amader ei kaje namte hoyechhe tar karon apnara byartho hoychhen othoba bibhinno moholer chape bhalo kajta korte paren ni. Amra apnader shomoshya jani bujhi. Ar she jonyoi apnader biruddhe amder temon kono ullekhjogyo ohijog nei. Apnara shomajer bhalo chaileo chakrir karonei uporer nirdsh mante badhyo. Apnader modhye onekei achhen jara amader shokriyo shohojogita shahosh jugiye jachchhen. Tader kachhe amra kritogyo. Amra ain sringkholar byaghat ghotabona e kotha dichchhi. Kintu amader jonyo jader shomoshya hochchhe tara amader chhere kotha koibe na. Tokhon protirodh kortei hobe. Apnarai toe bolen, dariye dariye toe ar guli khete pari na, temni amrao toe ar dariye dariye mar khete parina.”“Amar kotha sposhto.” SP shaheb Jeriner kothay rege gechhen. “Apnader kaje jodi kothao kono shonghorsho hoy tobe shomoshya hobe apnader. Apnara shongjoto na thakle shobaikei greftar kora hobe.”“Madok byabosayeeder greftar korte paren ni, joutuker dabite nirjatone je meyera khun hoy tader khunider greftar korte paren ni, eveteasing kore jara meyeder jibon otishto kore tule tader greftar korte pareni. Ekhon chachchhen amra jara shomaj theke egulo shanti purno upayee dur korte chachchhi shei amader greftar korte. Bicharer bhar apnar hatei roilo, tobe amra shojag thakbo. Bolechhi toe, apnara amader nojordarir baire non. Amra jani edeshe shudhu gadha nei onek medhao

ache, thik jemni shudhu medhai nei onek gadhao ache. Apnra medhar pokkhe na gadhar pokkhe ta lokkyho rakhbo amra.”Chomke uthe chair chhere dariye gechhen SP shaheb. “Apnara kara ?”“Amar toe mone hoy amra agei porichito hoyechhi.” Bollo Jerin.“Apnader ei kothata ami ageo shunechhi.’“Kon kothata, amra to onek kothai bolechhi, temni apnarao onek kotha bolechhen.”“Oi je bollen, edeshe shudhu gadha nei onek medhao ache, thik jemni shudhu medhai nei onek gadhao achhe.”“Eta ekta natoker dialogue, jara e natokta dekhechhe tara boltei pare shomoy shujog bujhe.”“Jara ei natokta dekhechhe naki jara ei natokta korechhe ? Konta?” “Apniee bhalo janen. Amra choli ekhon. Shommelon sheshe dekha kore jabo. Amader agamikaler shommelon amra apnader dujonke bishesh morjaday shwagoto janate chai. Asha kori amader nirash korben na. Apnder uposthiti ei shommelonke ekta notun matra debe temni apnarao je shomaj theke madok joutuk ar eveteasing bondh korte manoshik bhabe prostut ta jene apnader proti shobar shomman bhugun bere jabe. Amra ki asha korte pari je apnara amader dawat monjur korlen ?”Etokkhon DC shaheb mon diye oder kotha shunchhilen. Ebar tini bollen, “Dekhun, amra cheshta korbo apnader shomoy dite. Tobe ei muhurte kotha dite parchhi na. Kichhu mone korben na, apnader kajer proti amader shomorthon purotai achhe. Tobe SP shaheb thikee bolechhen, apnader kono kaje ain sringkholar byaghat na hoy shedike lokkyho rakhben.”“Jee, rakhbo.” Chole elo ora. DC SPr dike takiye bollen, “Ki byapar bolun toe, apni ekebare chair chhere dariye gelen. Ora toe kharap kichhu bole ni, amra shorkari chakri kori jara tader dike toe manusher nojor thakbei. Ete doser kichhu nei.”Heshe dilen SP. Nije uthe roomer dorja bondho kore dilen. Tar por goto rater puro ghotona bornona kore bollen, “Ekhon apniee bolun, bishoyta ki ekebarei shoj shorol ? Kono jog shutro nei phoner kotha ar eder kothar majhe ? Era jene bujhei goto rater phoner kothata amake shuniye diyechhe. Jemni amar medhar proshongsha korechhe temni ami jate gadhar moto achoron na kori she byapreo amake shotorko korechhe.”Gombhir hoye gechhen DC. “Epni thik bolechhen. Eder upor ekhon thekei nojor rakhun. Shada poshake nana beshe police lagiye din pichhone. Ar force ready rakhun, proyojone jeno pach dosh miniter modhyei move kora jay.”

Troop lederer bashay boshe DC SPr kotha shunlo chatoki. Ber howar agaeyi Chatoki DCr roome dewale micro transmitter set kore eshechhe. Dekhe mone hobe ekta chhotto poka more chit hoye pa upore tule pore achhe. Heshe fello Chatoki. “Dekhli, Pichhone lege thakbe. Er por

rastay joto bhikkhuk, feriwala, rickshwa wala hawker dekhbi shobaike jiggesh korbi, “Et je mia bhai, apni ki shada poshake police ?” “Rakh tor tamasha, ekhon jodi or stage toiri korte jeye badha paay tobe ki korbo.”“Operaton Search Light.”“Tokhonee toe police dhuke jabe. Ki hobe tokhon ?”“Prosno sheta na, prosno ke kar age dhukbe. Stage toirite jodi badha paay tokhonee toe policer dhuke jawar kotha. Ora na dhuke jodi watch korte thake ar amader jonyo opekkha korte thake.”“Ora jane na amader prostuti. Motorcyclegulo ar amader bodyguardra shohorer dhare kachheo nei. Phone pele ora ponoro miniter modhyei nihshobde shomeloner mather char pashe obosthan nebe. Troopke nirdesh dewa hoyechhe badha pele kono rokom uttejona na dkhiye thik achhe bhai shob shoriye nichchhi bole shudhu bish minit shomoy katiye debe. Er modhye police action na gele Operation Search Light shuru hobe. Char dik theke dusho search lighter alor shathe nikhut lokkhyovedi tirer aghate ora ocheton hoye porbe. Du miniter modhy operation shesh kore amader bodyguardra motorcycler pichhone oder boshiye Rongpur shohorer shimana chhere chole jabe. E shomoyer modhye police kichchhu korte parbe na. Thakbe shudhu doshjon bhut amader edik odik chhoriye chhitiye. Proyojon hole egiye ashbe, noile dure durei thakbe. Shommelon shesh kore amrao chole jabo. Amader pichhone lege thaka policeguloi bolbe amra ekhan theke ber hoi ni. Onyanyo police mathe ja ja ghoteche bolbe ta keu bishwash korbe na. Shon, ekhan ami shokti dekhate chaina, buddhir khelay oder hariye dite hobe. Ar tui toe janish Females of the species are the most ferocious. E kothata buddhir elao projojyo. Dekha jak.”“Mojata jombe jokhon shommelon shesh kore amra oer shathe dekha korte jabo. SP shaheber cheharata dekhte kemon hobe bhabtei amar hashi pachchhe.”

Rat noyta beje gechhe. Decoratorer dokan theke stage korar jinishgulo niye trooper ora eshechhe colleger shamner football mathe. Khuti gere pataton boshalo ora. Char pashe kapor tanano hoye gelo. Upore kapor tanate jeyei badha pelo. Bikot shobdo tule koyekta motorcycle chepe koyekjon jubok elo. “Ei shuorer bachchara, toder na bolechhi shommelon hobe na, tar poreo eshechhish stage banate. O maa, dekhi kaj toe pray shesh korei enechhish.”“Bhenge fel shob, mal potro niye chole ja ekhan theke ekhuni. Noile shobkotake kete drene fele debo.” Bollo ar ek jon.Trooper leaderta egiye elo. Salam diye bollo, “Bhai, bujhte pari nai apnara seriously bolechhen. Amra bhebechhi chhoto bhaider shashon korte emni emni dhomok diyechhen. Rag korben na, ekhuni shob khule fele niye jachchhi.”“Haa haa, khule ne shob. Abar bole emni emni dhomok diyechhi.Ek thapore botrishta dat fele debo.”

“Shalara amader madoker byabosha noshto kore dichchhish. Abar ar dhomok na, merei felbo. Ei shohore emon keu achhe naki je amader kaje badha dey ? DC SP shobaike bhag diyei byabosha kori. Shobai amader kena.”“Jee bhai, bujhte pari ni. Ekhuni khulchhi.” Egiye elo koyekjon lok. Motorcycle-e asha jubokder bollo, “Kemon achhen bhai. Kaj holo. ?”“Hobe na abar. Ek dhomokei thanda hoye gechhe.” Trooper leader ke deke bollo, “Dekhe rakh era thana theke eshechhe. Beshi kotha bolle ekhuni dhore niye jabe ar hate ekta ostro dhoriye diye cross fire debe. Taratari bhag ekhan theke.”“Ei haramjadara,” Chitkar kore uthlo policder ekjon, “Ar konodin madoker biruddhe ar ekta kothao bolbi na. Shob prochar bondho. Amra thanar police. SP OC shaheb nirdesh diyechhen, jara jara madoker biruddhe kotha bolbe tader shobaike cross fire-e dite. Ekhon shob gutiye niye bhag ekhan theke. Shalara, amar nam Daroga Samad, jake dhori tar har gor rakhina. Ei je mota dekhchhish, e priyoronjon, ei cros fire kore, ar ei je khato, e bhobotosh e bash dola dey. Mone rakhish kotha ta.” “Jee Sir, ekhuno jachchhi, tarkata gulo khulte ektu deri hochchhe. Ekhuni shob khule nichchhi. Bujhenee toe decoratorer maal. Noshto hoye gele toe abar jorimana dite hobe. Ektu sabdhane kapor gulo kulchhi. Ekhuni hoye jabe.”“Haa ha taratari kor, bhaira toe ar toder jonyo shara raat boshe thakbe na, amrao toe ar bhaider chhere jeta parchhina. Ek shathe jabo.”“Ki bhai aaj achhe naki kono kochi maal. Hobe nake aaj mouj banano.”Shamne eshe daroiyechhe ar ekjon daroga. “Eminitei aaj mejaj bigre achhe. Ekta bhalo maal na hole to ar raat katchhe na.”“Achhe na abar, garments chhuti hoye jawar por rasta thek charti meyeke dhorechhi, onek jor korechhilo chhute jate, pareni, hate paaye dhorechhe onek, kanna kati koreche. Bolechi, shara raat dhore mouj korei chhere dobo. Obostha beshi kharap dekhle gola tipe mere felbo. Addaghore mukhe tape atke diye rekhe eshechhi. Darun jinish dekhte jemon shundor shoriro ekdom tight. Ekhono keu dhoreni bolei mone hoy. Onek moja paben.”“Jani toe apnader pochhondo. Apnader dhora maal kokhono kharap hoy na. Ekebr ankora maalee apnader pochhondo. Amrao tai majhe majhe bhag boshai. Rag koren na toe.”“Arey nah, ki je bolen. Apnara achhen bolei toe amra achhi.”“Arey arey, chhelera gelo kothay ? Kichhui toe khola hoyni ekhono.” Ekotha bolei koyekjon police edik odik khoja shuru korlo.”“Aader kothar shomoy shujog bujhe bhoye paliyechhe.”“Mone korechhilam shob khule felar por oder ekta dholai diye hater shukh kichhuta metabo. Ta ar holona.”“Ar kokhono madoker biruddhe kicchu bolbe na. Khub beshi bhoy peyechhe.”

“Daroga samadke dekhle bhoy pabe na emon keu achhe naki e tollate. Shudhu bhaideree onek shomman kori. Ar korboi na keno, oder doyeyee toe Dhaka shohore duto bari korehhi. SP DSP OC shaheber toe onek shompotti ei madok byaboshar bhag peyei.”Hotat oder char pash theke onekgulo alo jole uthlo. Oi alor pichhone aro onek gulo alo. Tar pichhone aro onekgulo alo. Tibro alote ora chomke uthlo. Shamne cheye dekhe onekgulo motorcycle kalo poshak pora onek lok. Chitkar kore uthlo daroga samad, “Ei tomra kara ? Shahosh toe kom na. Ami daroga samad.”Kono shobdo nei. Motorcycle theke neme elo ora. Police ar madok byaboshayee jubokra pistol ber korte jabe emon shomoy Uffffffff sobdo kore boshe porlo shobai. Muhurter modhyei pore gelo matite. Oder ghire daralo kalo poshak pora lokgulo. Ekjon stager floor theke upore paa tule chit hoye more pore thaka ekta chhotto gubre poka tule nilo. Du miniter modhyei police ar madok byaboshayeeder bedhe fele motor cycler pichhone boshiye nihshode chole gelo ora. Ekta kontho shudhu shona gelo, “Ekta group oder adday jeye rasta theke dhore ana garmentser meyeguloke chhere dao. Addata chena achhe toe ?” “Jee leader, shobgulo addar shamnei amader ekta kore pach joner groupo achhe. Charti adday raat noytar por dhore ana hoyechhe garmentser besh koyekti meye. E shohore eder shob kota addai chine niyechhi goto ratei. Mot noyta boro addakhana.”“Meyeder chhere dewar por agun jaliye debe shob koti tei. Ek shathe hobe shob. Ghori miliye niyechho toe shobai ?” “Jee Leader.” Chole gelo ora shobai.College ground theke ber hoye elo Jerin ar Chatoki. Prado garita shamne eshe thamlo. Garite uthe gelo ora. Phone kore troopke bole dilo shommelon batil kora hoyechhe. Shob gulo upojilay jeno ekhoni phone kore janiye dewa hoy. Du ek shoptaho por norun tarikh thik kore janiye dewa hobe. Tobe eveteasing joutuk ar madok birodhi procharona thambe na. Kono shomshya hole druto janate bole dilo.

Shara Rongpur shohore tolpar hoye jachchhe. Ek shathe noyta club agune pure chhai hoye gechhe. Fire service onek cheshta koreo ektakeo bachate pareni. Oshouayer moto cheye cheye dekhechhe fire servicer kormi ra. Ora ashte ashtei shob shesh hoye gechhe. Pani diye shudhu chhaier kada banana hoyechhe. DC SP rajnoitik netara eshe dekhe gechhen. Bibhinno shangskritik grouper netarao eshechilen. Shangbaikra eshe na na jonke bibhinno prosno kore chhobi tule niye gechhe. Shohor bashi nana montobyo kore jacchhe.“Arey, ogulo chhilo shoytaner adda. Nesh kheye jolonto cigeret chure felechhe hoytoe nijeder motorcyclr kache, petrol peye agun lege gechhe. Tobe kono manusher pora lash pawa jayni. Etai ashchorjo.”“Ekhane boshe nesha korto ar garmentser meyede dhor neyi shara raat rekhe shokale chhere dito. Bodh hoy agun jolte dekhe shotke porechhe shobgulo.”

“Ta hote pare, kintu dak chitkaro ki dey ni.”“Diyechhe toe, onek agun agun chitkar shunechhe char pasher shobai. Abar kon jhamelay pore bhebe keu egiye ashe ni. Phone kore diyechhe Frie Service-e.”“Ashbei ba keno, Kauke chhere kotha bolechhe era ? Shobikei toe bhoyer upor rekhechhe. Murubbi meneche ora konodin ?”“Je awaj kore motorcycle chalato. Kane tala lege jawar jogar. Je rasta diye jeto khobor hoye jeto je kara jachchhe.”“Thik bolechhen. Shob jana shotteo DC SP OC keu konodin kichhu boleni oder. Mota takar bandil peto proti mashe.”“Koyekbar onekei oder name nalish korechhe, kintu fol hoyechhe ulto. Jara nalish korechhe tarai bipode porechhe. Thana ba SP shaheb oder deke jara nalish korechhe tader nam bole diyechhe. Ora dol bedhe humki diye gachhe er por abar naish korle oder meyeder tule niye jabe. Oi bhoye keu kichhu bole ni ar kokhono.”“Ebar bujhbe moja. Kintu ek shathe shobgulotei agun dhore jawa.. bishoyta ektu ashchorjo na.”“Okhanei toe golmal ta. Shob shomoy ora char pach jon cluber baire paharay thake. Keu dhukte pare na clube. Bairer keu lagay ni eta thik.”“Bujhechhi, ar bolte hobe na.”“Ki bujhechhen, bolen na ektu.”“Arey ekhane taka poyshar byapar achhe. Tender bhaga bhagir taka chadabajir taka bodh hoy oder keu pay ni. Oi rager boshe eta korechhe.”“Tai bole shobguo ek shathe !”“Shob clubei to keu na keu emon achhe je shudhu khetei more, bhag pay kom ba paye na. Porer bar nish bole dhomok diye thamiye dey netara. Oi porer bar ar kokhonoi ashen a. Tai jara pay ni tara jot bedhe ei kando ghotiyechhe.”“Haa, jukti achhe apnar kothay. Shob shorbohara ek hoyechhe.”Heshe dilo shobai tar kotha shune. Hashi ar thame na jeno. “Mone mone Duniar mojdur ek hou” slogan tule agun diyechhe mone hoy.” Hashi aro bere gelo. Char pasher lok jon oder dike takiye roilo.“Ki byapar bhai shab. Char pashe agun ar apnara emon hashchhen.”“Bhai, duniar shorbohara ek hoye shoshoker ghore agun diyechhe.”“Aste bolen, oder lok shohore chheye gechhe khoj nite kara emon korte pare. Shune felle apnake ar asto rakhbe na.”“Bhai, ei shohore kake asto rekhechhe ora ? Shobaikei toe bhoyer modhye rakhto, thik bolechhi ki na.”“Bolechhen hoq kothai, tobe edeshe ar hoq kothar poribesh nai. Tai chup thakai bhalo. Dekhen na proshashon police keu oder kichchhu bole na.”“Ta thik. Nah, bazaar kore bari jai.”

Jerin phone korlo or babake. Speaker on kore shob ghotona khule bollo, “Amra DC SP shaheber shathe kotha bolte jachchhi. Ekhon na

gele shob dosh amader gharei porbe. Apni ektu shorashtro shochiber shathe bishoyta niye kotha bolun, tara jeno ekhanke DC SPke bole den amader ebong amader trooper memberder jeno ei shujoge disturb na kora hoy. Amra eshe kichhu chomotkar proman shoho tothyo debo. Kintu ekhonee phone korte hobe ekhankar DC SP ke. Apnar phoner result amader ekhonee janan. Apnader phone pawar por amra DC SPr kchhe jabo.”“Tomra ekhon kothay ?”“Shohorer baire garite. Bodyguard doshjon shohore achhe na na beshe. Keu bujhte parbe na.”“Thik achhe, adha ghontar modhyei amar phone pabe, Chatokir babake niyei jabo. Home secretary toe abar or shala. Establishment secretary tomar mama. Bhoy pabe na. Nishchinto thako, tomra chole jao DC SPr shathe dekha korte. Tomra jawar agayi phone pouchhe jabe oder kachhe.”

DC shaheber roome joruri meeting cholchhe. SP shoho shob police officer, jelar rajhoitik neta, civil societyr member, boro byaboshayeera achhen. Club jalano niye rajnoitik netara chap diyechhen DC SPke. “Aader kotha sposhto. Amader doler chheleder clube emni bhabe agun dewa mene newa jay na, eta durghotona na. Porikolpito shorojontro.”“Haa haa, oporadhidr khuje ber kortei hobe.”“Haa haa dristanto mulok shasti dite hobe oporadhider.”DC SP oder shanto korte cheshta korchhen. DC shaheb bollen, “Nishchoi khuje ber korbo amra. Bhoyanok shasti pabe. Apnara dhoirjo dharon korun. Oporadhira gaa dhaka diye bachte parbe na. Amader shob agencyke mathe namiye diyechhi, oporadhider dhora pora ekhon shamanyo shomoyer byapar matro.”SP shaheb bollen, “Apnara nishchinto takun, dhora ora porlo bole. Apnara jan, amader ektu bhebe chinte kaj korte din.”“Ar haa, birodhi dholwer dikeo nojor rakhben, orao korta pare.”“Haa haa, shat din shomoy dilam, er modhye oporadhider dhorun. Na hole amra prodhan montike janabo, emon jaygay transfer korabo je aram haram hoye jabe. Bujhchen na ?” Ber hoye gelo ora dol bedhe.

DCr phone beje uthlo. Phone dhorei “Jee Sir, tai hobe sir. Na na sir, onader kono omorjada hobe na sir, Jee sir bujhte perechhi sir, na na ora toe bhalo kajee korchhe, oder disturb kora hobe na sir. Jee sir, mone thakbe Sir.” Phone rekhe SPr mukher dike takalen tini, “Home Seretary.” SPr phone bajtei, phone dhorlen tini. Abar shei sir ar sir. Phone rekhe bollen “IG shaheb”. Abar phone beje uthlo DCr. Phone dhore shei Sir ar Sir. Phone rekhe bollen “Home Minister. Kopale durbhog achhe mone hoy.”

Jerin Chatoki oder Prado gari niye DCr office elo. Bodyguardr garite rekhe ora DCr PS er roome dhuklo.

DCr PSer phone, “Sir, dujon lady eshechen dekha korte.”“Pathiye dao.”Mukhe mridu hashi niye DCr roome dhuklo Jerin ar Chatoki. Salam diye bollo, “Bhalo achhen apnara?”“Kemon bhalo achhi ta toe apnarai bhalo janen. Boshun, ki khedmot korte pari apnader ?”“Na temon kichhu na. Bolechhilam dekha kore jabo, tai elam.”“Shommeloner ki holo ?”“Jela shohorer je obostha tate ekhon shommelon korar moto poribesh nei, manusher moner ja obostha. Tai pichhiye diyechhi.”“Kintu apnader stage to kora hoye gechhe shunechhi.”“Thikee shunechhen, stage korar shomoy kichhu chhele amader troopke bhoy bhiti dekhiye tariye diyechhe. Bhoy dekhano hoyechhe madok joutuk eveteasing birodhi kono koth bolle mere felbe oder. Amra to karo kkhoti korte chain na. Tai oder bolechhi chup kore jete. Jodi jonota nijeder bhalo chay ta hole tarai mathe nambe. Shudhu koekta chhele meye keno. Tai pichhiye eshechhi kichhuta. Dekha jak ekhane agami dingulote ki hoy.” “Ek ratei ja dekhiyechhen ta ki kom hoye geche ?”“Amra agey jantam,” bollo jerin, “Ei ghotona amader uporee chapaben apnara. Nijeder byarthota dhakte jara onyo karo upor dosh chapate chay apnara tader doler keu na bolei amra bishwsh kori. Asha kori amader bishwasher morjada rakhben. Amra choli, amader phone number diye jachchi. Kono kaje lagle bolben.”“Amader porichoyta hoye jawa bhalo. Ami Chatoki ar o Jerin. Universite pori. Ekta ghotonay hotath korei ei madok joutuk ar eveteasnger birodhi movement shuru kora. Dujoner babai boro byaboshayee. Ekhankar chamber of commerce and industrieser je kauke jiggesh korlei tara bole debe. Amra kauke karo pichhone lagai na, shora shori kotha boli shorashori shuni. Ete luv prochur, moner shathe moner ekta somporko hoye jay. Prothom ektu kharap lagleo pore bhalo lage. Ekta boro bhalo kaje nemechhi amra, nijeder jonyo kono kichhu chai ni, amader boyosher meyeder jonyo eta khub porisromer kaj. Shorir moner upor prochondo chap pore. Koshto hoy, khunb beshi koshto hoy. Kintu theme jai ni, jabo na. Otiter shob bhul pichhone fele shathi hoben amader ? Uthe daralo Chatoki Jerin. Jerin bollo, “Ki holo uthe ashun du jonei, hat bariy diyechhi dhorun shokto kore.” “Jeno ar kokhono bichchhinno na hoi.” Chatokir kontho.Kotokkhon DC SP cheye roilen oder dike. Tar por uthe elen. Chatoki du hate dujoner hat dhorlo, Ora dujon du dik theke dhorlen Jeriner hat.“Dekhlen toe amra shobai shobar shathe jukto hoychi. Kemon ekta britto rochona korechhi amra. E britto jeno kokhono na bhange. Kotha din, bhangben na e britto.”DC SP e or mukher dike takalen. Oder chokhe pani tol tol korchhe.

“Pathor bhenge guriye diyechho meye, pathor bhenge guriye diyechho.” DC bollen.“Boro beshi kkhoti kore felle meye, shob shompod etim khanay diye dite hobe. Ostad kobiraj thikee bolechhilo.” Bollen SP“Amr ashi ekhon, bhalo thakun hashi khushi thakun.” Chole ashte paa baralo ora. Pichhon theke SP daklen oder, “Ektu daran.” Ghure daralo ora. DC Shaheb bollen, “Apnader shommelon agami shoptahei hobe, ei dinei, aro boro porishore.”“Apnader kono khoroch nei, shob khoroch amrai korbo, apnader troopke bolben amader shathe jogajog korte. Ar ekta kotha dichchhi, amra apnader shathei achhi, shob shomoyer jonyo.”Matha naraiye ber hoy elo ora. Garite uthe bollo, “Shoja Dhaka.”“Chatoki”“Bol”“Cinema dekhlam na asholei hochchhe eshob ?”“Dutoi.” Chup hoye gelo ora, gari druto chute cholchhe Dhakar dike.

Chole geche ora. DC SP chup hoye boshe achhen. Keu kotha bolchhen na. Nirobota bhanglen SP, “Duto meye noy jano duto shanito talwar. Amar moto kothin moner manusho kkhoto bikkhoto hoye gechhi.”“Fuler sporsho-o je koto shokti takhte pare tar proman pilam. Ektuo aghat na kore shudhu komol kotha diyei kkhoy kore diye joy kore niye gelo. Oder shamne shishur moto hoye gelam jeno.”“Loke je bole meyera maayer jaat shotyee ole. Keu boner jat meyer jaat bole na, bole maayer jat. Asholei shotyee.”“Cholun bou chhele meye niye dure kothao prokritir kachha kachhi chole jai, duto din katiye ashi.”“Chomotkar kota bolechhen. Cox’s Bazar.”

Hothath OC druto roome dhukei salute diye bollen, “Maf korben Sir, onumoti newar shomoy nai. Sir, shornobash hoye gechhe.”“Ki hoyechhe ?”“Sir, madok byaboshayee chheleder khoj pawa jachchhilo na goro raat thekei. Aaj dupure oder pawa gechhe kkhoto bikkhoto obosthay raster onek nicher khade pora. Uddhar kore niye eshechhi. Sir Roktarokti obostha.”“Jibito ache toe ?”“Jee Sir.”“Greftar dekhiye hashpatale bhorti kore din, kora police paharay rakhun.”“Sir, ora kono na kono doler netader chhele Sir.”“Apni na bollen madok byaboshayee.”“Sir, otao thik bolechhi Sir.”“Greftar dekhiye hashpatale bhorti kore din. Oder guardiander ja bolar amiee bolbo.”“Ar ekta kotha Sir.”

“Bolun.”“SI Samad SI Bhobotosh SI Priyoronjn ke pathiye chhilam oi meyeder upor nojor rakhte. Kara jeno bash jharer agay oder bedhe rekhechhe. Oto uchu ar oto chikon bash jhare kono manusher toe durer kotha kono shishuo uthte parde na. Oder namiye ante hoy.”“Byabostha korun. Nishchoi bhuter karbar. Namiye anar por oi ostad kobirajke dakun. O shob thik kore debe.” PS er phone. Sir ekta bachha meye eshechhe, apnar shathe dekha korte. Kichhutei dekha na kore jabe na.’“Pathiye dao.”Roome dhuklo ekta pach chho ochhorer meye. Hate eka chhoto pocket record player.”Meyeta SPr dike takiye bollo, “Tumi SP ?”“Tumi SP bolte paro ?” Heshe dilen SP“Pari, ami a b c shob bolte pari, shunbe ?”“Pore shunbo, ekhon keno eshechho bolo.”“Garir khalamonira eta diyechhe, apnake ekhoni DC shaheber shamne shunte bolechhe.”Hate nilen recorderta. Ekta cassett bhora. Player on kore dilen SP, sound bariye dilen. Sposhto shone jachchhe shob kotha.

“Ei shuorer bachchara, toder na bolechhi shommelon hobe na, tar poreo eshechhish stage banate. O maa, dekhi kaj toe pray shesh korei enechhish.”“Bhenge fel shob, mal potro niye chole ja ekhan theke ekhuni. Noile shobkotake kete drene fele debo.” Onyo ekjoner kontho“Bhai, amra joutuk madok ar eveteasinher birodhita korechhi shudhu, kharap kichhu korini. Tai bujhte pari nai apnara seriously bolechhen. Amra bhebechhi chhoto bhaider shashon korte emni emni dhomok diyechhen. Rag korben na, ekhuni shob khule fele niye jachchhi.”“Haa haa, khule ne shob. Abar bole emni emni dhomok diyechhi. Ek thapore botrish dat fele debo.”“Shalara amader madoker byabosha noshto kore dichchhish. Ebar ar dhomok na, merei felbo. Ei shohore emon keu achhe naki je amader kaje badha dey ? DC SP OC shobaike bhag diyei byabosha kori. Shobai amader kena.”“Jee bhai, bujhte pari ni. Ekhini khulchhi.” Onyo aro koyekti kontho “Kemon achhen bhai. Kaj holo. ?”“Hobe na abar. Ek dhomokei thanda hoye gechhe.” “Dekhe rakh era thana theke eshechhe. Beshi kotha bolle ekhuni dhore niye jabe ar ekta ostro dhoriye diye cross fire debe. Taratari bhag ekhan theke.”“Ei haramjadara,” Policeder Chitkar “Ar konodin madoker biruddhe ar ekta kothao bolbi na. Shob prochar bondho. Amra thanar police. SP OC shaheb nirdesh diyechhen, jara jara madoker biruddhe kotha bolbe tader shobaike cross fire-e dite. Ekhon shob gutiye niye bhag ekhan

theke. Shalara, amar nam Daroga Samad, jake dhori tar har gor rakhina. Ei je mota dekhhhish, e priyoronjon, ei cross fire kore, ar ei je khato, e bhobotosh e bash dola dey. Mone rakhish kotha ta.”“Jee Sir, ekhuni jachchhi, tarkata gulo khulte ektu deri hochchhe. Ekhuni shob khule nichchhi. Bujhenee toe decoratorer maal. Noshto hoye gele toe abar jorimana dite hobe. Ektu sabdhane kapor gulo kulchhi. Ekhuni hoye jabe.”“Haa ha taratari kor, bhaira toe ar toder jonyo shara raat boshe thakbe na, amrao toe ar bhaider chhere jeta parchhina. Ek shathe jabo.”“Ki bhai aaj achhe naki kono kochi maal. Hobe nake aaj mouj banano.” “Eminitei aaj mejaj bigre achhe. Ekta bhalo maal na hole to ar raat katchhe na.”“Achhe na abar, garments chhuti hoye jawar por rasta thek charti meyeke dhorechhi, onek jor korechhilo chhute jate, pareni, hate paaye dhorechhe onek, kanna kati koreche. Bolechi, shara raat dhore mouj korei chhere dobo. Obostha beshi kharap dekhle gola tipe mere felbo. Addaghore mukhe tape atke diye rekhe eshechhi. Darun jinish dekhte jemon shundor shoriro ekdom tight. Ekhono keu dhoreni bolei mone hoy. Onek moja paben.”“Jani toe apnader pochhondo. Apnader dhora maal kokhono kharap hoy na. Ekebr ankora maalee apnader pochhondo. Amrao tai majhe majhe bhag boshai. Rag koren na toe.”“Arey nah, ki je bolen. Apnara achhen bolei toe amra achhi.”“Arey arey, chhelera gelo kothay ? Kichhui toe khola hoyni ekhono.” Ekotha bolei koyekjon police edik odik khoja shuru korlo.”“Amader kothar shomoy shujog bujhe bhoye paliyechhe.”“Mone korechhilam shob khule felar por oder ekta dholai diye hater shukh kichhuta metabo. Ta ar holona.”“Ar kokhono madoker biruddhe kicchu bolbe na. Khub beshi bhoy peyechhe.”“Daroga samadke dekhle bhoy pabe na emon keu achhe naki e tollate. Shudhu bhaideree onek shomman kori. Ar korboi na keno, oder doyeyee toe Dhaka shohore duto bari korehhi. SP DSP OC shaheber toe onek shompotti ei madok byaboshar bhag peyei.”

Monojog diye shunlen DC SP ar OC. Kono kotha nei karo mukhe. Recorder ta theke cassett khule niye SP pocket rekhe dilen. OCr dike takiye bollen, “Apni oder uddher kore grefter kore hajote dhukiye rakhun, ami DSP ke bole dichchhi. Ami DC shahebke niye du diner jonyo Dhaka jachchhi. Eshe eder ja byabostha korte hoy korbo.”“Sir”“Ja bolchhi korun,”“Yes Sir” Salute kore ber hoye gelo OC.”

SP takalen DCr dike. “Ki hochchhe bole mone koren.”“Garir char chakai puncture hoye gechhe.” DCr mukhe hashi.

Uchcho konthe heshe dilen SP. “Shudhu amader gari naki desher gario.” “Ekhoni bola jachchhe na. Tobe jara emon toiri hoye mathe nemechhe tader lokkhyo nishchoi shudur proshari.”“Onek din emon nirmol hashi hashi ni.”“Operation Cox’ Bazar. Aj ratei, Okhane amar ek atmio achhen, Khub amude manush, jombe bhalo.”