Running away does not bring freedom

Book: নিরুদ্দেশ (The Runagate)

Writer: Fakhrul Abedin Milon

Genre: Fiction-Novel

Target Reader: Adult

Publisher: Shiri Publication (Book Fair Stall#333)

1st Published: February 2017

©: Writer

Dedicated to: Publisher of Jagriti - Late Faysal Arefin Dipon

Cover: Abu Hasan

Price: 135/- (At Book Fair: approx.100/-)

ISBN: 978-984-92868-0-6

Fida, Riaz, and Shoumen decide to run away and never come back! The reason behind this -- their midterm results. They are students of Physics at Dhaka University as was the writer of this book.

The writer, Fakhrul Abedin Milon– a brand new name in the 'published author' club, is very popular on Facebook for a special reason. He writes birthday wishes for friends and acquaintances online, which are usually no less than beautiful short stories. On the path of batman, Milon is a banker by day and a poetic Birthday Wisher by night! His status-messages are so popular that on 2016 he had to publish a book of selected 'wishes' on public demand which actually sold multiple prints!

For the young characters in the book, the journey starts with disasters - while Shoumen, a large built man, fail to get on the bus, another gets caught by local goons while peeing in public. Uncountable (pretty funny, sometimes the humour is a bit dark though) setbacks and fiascos including, facing the police and traveling in rented rundown cars, rickshaw vans and a truck full of many coffins with dead bodies in it.

The readers, I believe, would simply love this novel for the fun filled adventures and encounters, witty conversations, and the writer's serious attention to details – all in seamless writing. A point to note regarding the characters -- they would fall in love with every other girl walking past them, sadly bringing close to zero results.

Anik Khan is a Poet and Journalist.