A book in English - Dilruba Shahana

While in Bangladesh book lovers used  to buy books in Bangla to bring with them abroad, it is a very common scenario  among  keen readers.  Books are really heavy goods to carry by air as unaccompanied luggage.  Still to some people  instead of bring  mouth watering food item  or gorgeous  handmade  decoration piece  books  are preferred  one  to bring.

Anindita went to buy some books  before  leaving   Bangladesh. In her book shopping spree  she  has to take into consideration  many things , for example  from weight to accommodation of books at their  home. Sometimes she donated books  to make  room to place new books.

No way she can cross the limit of carrying  weight and occupy larger  spot at bookshelf  in her  home.  With care she finished her  book shopping spree.  At the end something  interesting she found.  She found a book  in English and jumped with joy.   At her  childhood  she received  the original  Bangla version of the  book  as gift  which she  still loves  to read  on and off.  She loves reading  and  sharing the  books  with others  as well.  Even sometime she told the stories she read  to her younger brother.   Her brother  loves hearing the story  of “Amar bondhu Rashed”.  The  book  depicts  the character Rashed, a  teenager   who participated  in the  war of  liberation ( Mukti  Jodhdho) with a dream  to see people  living  prosperous, happy and  dignified  life  in their own land without fear,    at the end   war succeeded  with lots of sacrifices and sad events.  Among many Mukti  Jodhdha   who were  no  longer  around  to see  their country is  liberated, sadly teenager Rashed was one of them. In narrator’s  dream  Rashed sometimes  appears  with  a sad smile  in his face, this expression of  sadness  is for  majority of his fellow country men who are  still in  suffering and deprived  from  basic things such as shelter to live, education,  treatment  while  sick etc.    For  ensuring  them  a  happy  and  liberated  life  many like  Rashed  sacrificed   their  lives.

The  book  ‘Amar Bondhu Rashed’  was  originally  written  in  Bangla  by   Dr.Md. Zafar  Iqubal, he is one  of favourite  authors  of Anindita.  Without second  thought  Anindita  bought  the  English translation  of the book named ‘My friend, Rashed’  to make  a gift to her brother.  She  believes  that it is even worth to read in English  to connect  with the land  they left behind. No matter how much it weigh or how  much space it is going to occupy, it will always  find  place  in her  brother’s  heart.

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