বাংলা থেকে ইংরেজি, চিলেকোঠার সেপাই : দ্বিতীয় অধ্যায়, আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস| Bangla to English, Rooftop Soldier : Second Chapter, Akhtaruzzaman Elias

Abstract

The following translation piece is the 2nd Chapter of Rooftop Soldier (Chilekathar Sepai) written by Akhtaruzzaman Elias. The body of Taleb shot by the police of autocratic Pakistan Government is at the center of the Chapter. The reaction and sentiments of the protagonist Osman, Haddi Khijir and others towards the dead body exposed in this part of the piece. Police is in hurry to complete after-death sacraments. The dead body became the crucial cause of roaring procession to protest tyrannies. Besides the political context, socio-religious and cultural perspective were depicted in classic style. Indeed the chapter is giving a glimpse of a superior literary piece during pre-liberation era of Bangladesh.