Panic, part-3
There was no escape from there, but the terror did not end. The younger brother goes to college. Younger sister goes to school. Ma Vang gets out of the car to go shopping. Dad goes to the shop. Do not know when they attacked! While coming by rickshaw, after a while each person's phone started coming. I don't know any of the numbers.
Someone said, - where are you Opriyo?Why did you run away puppy? Come to the store if you dare. We are in front of your store.
Someone said, "-Hindu harlot's child, how dare you question the character of the Prophet?" It is too much for me to kindly let you stay in this country.
Someone said, - I am lending our cow sacrifice knife now, you will actually cut yourself with this knife!
More calls and threats started coming. I was silent. While coming by rickshaw, I posted an article in the theist vs. atheist group. The post is like this, - "I never thought that such a terrible darkness would descend in my life because of criticizing the Prophet. They would have killed me today, somehow I survived." After posting, calls started coming from friends of theist vs. atheist group.
Someone said, - Why did the brother go to write against the Prophet? Now understand the push!
And someone said, - Repent and ask for the measure. Blow your nose if necessary. Resolve the matter.
Another said, - Why did you dare to write? I read your post yesterday and thought whatever happened. Now understand!
Another person said, -Brother moved to Dhaka, you can stay in my house. There will be no problem. Just don't tell anyone that you are an atheist.
Phones started coming from different people. But no one said the name. After escaping from there, I first came to Pisito Bhai Achal's shop. I told Achal everything. He is sitting with his head on hearing that.
He said, "Brother, what did you do?"
- I'm quiet.
- Don't you know it's a Muslim country? Humayan killed Azad, chased Taslima, what did this country do?
- I'm quiet.
After some time, father called Achal and asked if I was with him.
Achal said, "-Yes, I have my lover and put the phone down."
In the meantime, Zimran called on my mobile. I have known Zimran for a long time. I have a long business relationship with his mother and aunt. They made several ornaments for me. In that case, I met Zimran. Three months ago, Zimran took some ornaments (mortgage) from me and took close to lakhs. I paid him 90,000 for the 50,000 rupees that he would get in other shops. I thought to myself, Zimran must have called to get rid of the mortgage. I received his call-
- Hello Zimran?
- Where are you Opriyo?
I never imagined that I would have to hear the word 'you' from Zimran. The boy who used to call me unloved, today you say in that threatening tone. I digested his 'you' address and said very calmly,
- Zimran Why are you treating me like this?
- Fuck the mother of use! Where did you say that before? I'm detaining your brother. You come to the store now, if you don't come, I will kill your brother here!
Hearing that the younger brother is locked up, I see darkness in my eyes. I shivered in fear! I was crying. I protected myself and said, "-Please, Zimran, leave Sajeev alive." i am coming.
Well he says come and put the phone down.
My uncle lived in that area for 35 years. My uncle does business. Due to business, uncle has acquaintance with some small local leaders of that area. The market judge of that area called Mama. Uncle's words matter. I called my uncle.
Mama said, - did you do it? What did you do there? What did you write on Facebook?
I said, - Well it will be heard later. you do a job.
-What?
-They are holding Sajeeb alive. You go to our house. They said if I do not go there, they will kill Sajeeb!
- What! Okay, I'm going.
- And yes, listen...
- What do you say?
- If anything happens to my younger brother Sajeeb, I will become a mad dog, uncle! If he takes one point of damage, I will burn the whole area! If necessary, I will be a terrorist! Terror will be! I will not think about my life! I will blow up the area with bombs! I told you that. you go quickly So that nothing happens to him.
Uncle understood my state of mind and said, - Well, I see what can be done, you keep it.
Now the phone really shakes up! After some time the call came from a free minded blogger.
- Hello who is saying?
- I am Amit (pseudonym), tell me what is your problem.
-How did you know?
-I saw your status in the theist-versus-atheist group.
- Where did you get my number?
-Taken from your blog. where are you now?
- Chittagong.
After talking for about 15 minutes I told him everything. He gave me the number of a lawyer. He said, - He is a lawyer plus an ethicist. You contact him. Explain your problem, no problem, he is also an atheist. People of our ideology. Let me know if there is any problem.
- Well, I put the phone down.
He spent restless time drinking tea and cigarettes. Cigarette tea after a while. Achal's shop has been vaporized by cigarette smoke. Didn't realize when the afternoon turned into the afternoon. No more middle feasts. However, Achal asked me to eat lunch many times, I did not eat it. It was four o'clock. Suddenly Sajeeb called.
I said, - Brother, where are you? are you ok?
- Yes.
- Did uncle go?
- Yes, uncle took some people and then they let me go. Sajeeb leaves the phone saying that you should be careful and keep in touch.
I got a lot of relief talking to my younger brother. Such a big storm has never passed over my head in my life. In the evening, Achal said, "-Let's go to Sanjay Da's house."
I said, - Flippant's house? No, no, Sanjay will scold me.
Achal said, -let's go there and talk to Sanjay da.
Sanjay Da is my elder cousin. Four years older than me. I respect him a lot since childhood. call grandpa He believes in God, I don't. I had a couple of long arguments with Sanjay da about this. He knows very well that I am an atheist. But he never got angry with me during an argument. Sanjay Da is a Lecturer in a National University (not telling the name) in Chittagong City.
After going to their house, we had dinner and had a lot of discussion about this atheism with Sanjay Da.
He said, - Whoever writes about atheism in this country, Muslims will kill him. Because Muslims are not yet liberal enough to tolerate criticism of their religion. Look at Humayun Azad. After writing "Pak Sar Zamin Saad Baad" he was hacked by the Jamaat. He has not been tried yet.
I said, - Well, in India, Prabir Ghosh, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote a lot of criticism of Hinduism, but Hindus did not get angry with them. Or could not be cut and thrown on the street? They did not have to leave the country like Taslima Nasreen or Dawood Haider? And how many temples of Hindus are vandalized here by Muslims year after year, where are some Hindus who did not rush like wild bulls to kill Muslims because their religious sentiments were hurt? I only call Mohammed womanizer, so they will be so violent on me?
My cousin, Sanjay Dar's younger sister Koli said, - Shut up! speak slowly There is a Muslim house next door. There may be danger here as well.
The discussion did not progress further. Around eleven o'clock at night younger brother sajeeb called, -Hello?
- Where are you?
- At Sanjay Dar's house. Have you eaten?
-Yes, you did?
- Yes.
Sajeeb said, "This evening, the owner of the house has come and asked to leave the house."
- Why?
-Thirty-forty people of the area went and pressured the zamindar. They went to the landlord and asked us to be thrown out of the house.
- So what did you say?
- I took a month's time after many requests. Brother, you put us in a lot of danger.
- I'm quiet. I took a deep breath.
Sajib said again, - Why was it necessary to write them? Today we fell under full threat. I went too far behind. Do you need to write them yourself? This evening Zimran came home with seven or eight people to look for you. I asked them both to enter the house and see. They left without getting it.
- I'm quiet.
Sajeeb said again, "-Yes, tomorrow you will leave this Chittagong city and go somewhere far away for a few days." I will keep in touch by phone. Let's see how I can handle this. Okay, now go to sleep.
-Okay, be careful.
- Yes, today the owner of the shop came to the house.
- What did he say?
-He asked to vacate the shop within 15 days.
- What did you say?
Sajeeb said, "Well, I will tell you later, sleep now" and put the phone down.
The next morning I went out with Achal. Cut a dead ticket and put me in the car. I am going to the district outside Chittagong, (not telling the name) elder sister's father-in-law's house. Just running away to save my life. I don't know what bad news is waiting for me in the coming days.
When I was at elder sister's house three days later in the morning, my younger sister Julie called elder sister crying and said, "-The police have come and taken my parents and children to the police station.
elder sister (Didi) came in front of me crying, and began to say, - We are all over for you! Why did you do this? What is the use of writing against religion? It's okay if you don't believe in religion, but why write them on Facebook? Money comes from writing against religion? How much money did you get?
- I'm quiet.
- You can not die? What will happen now elder sister (didi) started crying.
- I'm quiet.
After some time my phone rang. The phone belonged to the OC of the police station.
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