Ek Chap Ka is a mystery-thriller book written by Nosib Ponchom Zehadi. The book was first published in 2023. The book is published by Book Street. Today’s discussion will revolve around the story of this amazing book.
How is a novel written? Words are combined with letters, sentences are made with the words. And the story is made sentence by sentence. A novel is made up of several stories. Marlboro R. Hasan is a novelist. He has gained popularity by writing stories under a pseudonym. A writer has two entities. Basically he is a common man; He is a writer in another form. Is the novel that is formed in the flow of the story in the play of words, just the writer’s imagination? Is it just the thoughts accumulated in the brain’s subtle neurons? Or is it a real mix of experience? Who knows? Only the author knows. And – the writings of the author. Anyway, let’s move on to the main plot of the book.
Zaheer and Kislu - unfortunately, the lives of two friends turned chaotic. A mistake made at the instigation of senior leaders involved in university politics, the cost of that mistake is the end of their academic life. But life does not stand still. If someone wants to live, he has to work, he has to eat. So, succumbing to destiny, they step into the wrong path. Kislu gets a job with a fake certificate. Then it was Zaheer’s turn – luckily he also gets a job through Kislu, he has to work as an accountant in the office of an elder brother of their university. In a life-changing time, family turmoil leads to a bond with that elder brother Rupak Bashir Mortaza, Zaheer’s employer. From that bond Rupak invites Zaheer and Kislu to stay at his house.
Zaheer and Kislu - unfortunately, the lives of two friends turned chaotic. A mistake made at the instigation of senior leaders involved in university politics, the cost of that mistake is the end of their academic life. But life does not stand still. If someone wants to live, he has to work, he has to eat. So, succumbing to destiny, they step into the wrong path. Kislu gets a job with a fake certificate. Then it was Zaheer’s turn – luckily he also gets a job through Kislu, he has to work as an accountant in the office of an elder brother of their university. In a life-changing time, family turmoil leads to a bond with that elder brother Rupak Bashir Mortaza, Zaheer’s employer. From that bond Rupak invites Zaheer and Kislu to stay at his house.
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Rupak Bashir Mortaza is one of the main characters in this book. Besides being a businessman, he also writes under the pseudonym Marlboro R. Hasan (but he keeps the secret of his pseudonym from everyone). Throughout the book it can be seen that there is no shortage of sadness in his life. In personal life, Rupak is completely alone, and his life is also mysterious. His parents passed away long ago. The body of his wife hanging from the fan was recovered from his own house. Even before that, their only child went missing and was never found. Only a fragment of a leg was found. Rupak can become mentally ill under the pressure of these unexpected incident. Or he may already be mentally abnormal, because his past as mysterious as his character. This is why he goes to psychologists. To whom, he gave an autobiographical manuscript. In which there is a kind of confession, which, if revealed, will destroy all the popularity of Marlboro R. Hasan. What was there? Why did he try to kill himself before that? Will this confession be revealed?
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Zaheer, on the other hand, became interested in finding out the mysteries of Rupak. Knowing about strange incident that happened in Rupak’s life, and reading Rupak’s writings, Zaheer gets more puzzled. ‘Meeting Rupak's supposedly non-existent friend, going to that friend’s house, seeing a naked woman with red bucket on her head inside a shackled closet, and having the best tea of his life made by that woman’ – these strange events of Rupak will make anyone think, did these really happen? Or are these just delusions of Rupak’s delusional mind? Zaheer started looking for these mysteries. Before working for Rupak, Zaheer worked as a drug supplier. This is how he met a girl named Jane. From there, a sweet relationship developed between Jane and Zaheer. Jane’s father Tarun Pasha is an amateur detective. He has good communication in upper circles. With his help, Zahir discovered something very strange about Rupak!
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| Cover of the first edition of Nosib Ponchom Zehadi’s “Ek Chap Ka”. |
The author Nosib Ponchom Zehadi has beautifully pulled the story forward. There is a good plot twist at the end of the story. He also fits some interesting side characters and comic plots in this thriller genre book. He has been able to raise various questions in the reader’s mind step by step. The mysterious red bucket mentioned in the book has been seen in different countries around the world. But what is the secret of this red bucket? Did Rupak really have anything to do with death of his wife? What happened at the end of everything? There are many mysteries behind the answers to these questions. At the root of everything – Ek Chap Ka (এক চাপ কা)...
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