Book Review: Hasi Jokhon Bhalobasi (When We Love Laughter)

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by Aftab Choudhury. :
Published by Hamna Khanom Choudhury. Date of Publication : September 2014. Design and printed by Graphics Universal, Zindabazar, Sylhet. Cover design by Muhammad Lutfur Rahman. Computer compose : Salma, AC Agencies, Shahjalal upo- shohor, Sylhet. Price : Taka 150/- US. 6 $. UK.4 £
Life is so hard, critical and mechanical in this age where comic and humour appear to have been almost abstract. Hardly have we had any easy-going track to pass that way in life. Still we have a ray of hope that a prolific writer and columnist like Aftab Choudhury is with us who has presented a book where humours invite us to accompany laughter in sorrow within a fool’s errand. Earlier, he had contributed two books on comic and humour. There’s a very few fortunate people in our country’s social arena where one can enjoy comic or hilarious fascination leading comfortable life but the common working people lack such environment at home.  
Hence this book ‘Hasi Jokhon Bhalobasi’ requires wide readership among our common people at large. The book contains a huge episode of humours with intelligent cuteness. Aftab Choudhury has his considerable dexterity in comical aptitude to make fool the people of fantastic tests in social conundrum. Any reader may have the flavour of jokes here as well. That’s the reason why the reader may laugh.
In the Introduction of the book Aftab Choudhury has been introduced with his creativity, works and contribution. Humour, the subject of the book has been appreciated for its presenting a pleasant mood and free heart. The quoted line “A laugh a day keeps the doctor away” is suitable for those who are free at heart. Humours have been adapted in our genres of Bengali literature by the great poets and writers like Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Jasim Uddin, Sukumar Ray and others, worth-mentioning.
The author Aftab Choudhury is a noted personality as journalist, litterateur, environmentalist and a patron of education and culture. His recently published book ‘Prokriti O Jibon’ (Nature and Life) is worth mentionable. He authored a lot of other books to his credit. The readers will definitely enjoy the book under discussion ‘Hasi Jokhon Bhalobasi’ (When We Love Laughter) to heart’s content.
The book has been dedicated to the author’s father late Abdus Subhan Choudhury, mother Aftabunnesa and grandson Ayan.
The cover design is appreciable. The price of the book is within the reach of the readers, I think.
I thank the author for presenting such a good book to us.

-Reviewed by M. Mizanur Rahman

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