Chapter 7 We started from nana’s house at dawn. Rani apa walked as far as a mile along with the bullock cart. It was clear she didn’t want to stay in the village anymore.... Read more
Chapter 8 After the speech by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 7th March nobody had any doubt that the situation was quickly turning into trouble. Mujibur Rahman had declared loudly and clear... Read more
Chapter 9 A few days later we received an urgent message about jhima. She wasn’t doing well. She had been suffering from varieties of health issues for ages and went through ups... Read more
Chapter 10 Only about a week had passed by since Rani apa had left. Jhima had been healthy and returned to her normal routine of pestering everybody with her usual manners. Mom wasn... Read more
Chapter 11 Once we reached Khulna mom collapsed on khala’s lap and cried profusely. We moved into the same room where we stayed before. There was no news of Roni bhai yet but everybod... Read more
Chapter 12 Finally, after plenty of effort, dad got a family quarter around the first week of August in Chaman, Baluchistan. The few Bengali doctors who worked in Pakistan continued t... Read more
Chapter 13 I fell in love with the new house at the first sight. While the inside of the house was great – specious and everything, that wasn’t the main reason of my excitement.... Read more
Chapter 14 The small town called Fort Sandaman was located in the valley of Jobe. The word Jobe meant stream of water. The name reflected the fact that it was the source of the river... Read more
Chapter 15 Finally in August 1973 India and Pakistan signed a formal prisoner exchange agreement. India would release the ‘Prisoner of wars’ in exchange of all the strande... Read more
Chapter 16 After we reached Karachi we stayed overnight in the Cantonment of Mali. We could not stay with Ayesha Apa and Jaman dulabhai this time. They were preparing to leave too. Th... Read more
