“I did not write the promotional piece that was published on the back flap of August Abchaya. He accused Arefin, also managing director and CEO of City Bank, of badgering him to write a blurb for his first novel and urged publisher Prothoma Prokashon to remove the ‘made-up blurb’. He insisted that I quickly write a blurb for his back flap. “I never gave Mashrur or Maruf any written or signed document.”“They have used my naivety and generosity to defame me. A rough translation of the blurb on the book’s back cover reads: “Extraordinary novel!

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2019 11:06 UTC