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আজ চিঠির বাকসোটা  খুলতেই মোটা কাগজের একটা বড় একটা খাম পেলাম। খামটা খুলে  দেখতে পেলাম একটা ম্যাগাজিন, যারা বেশ কয়েক মাস আগে আমার আঁকা ২ টি কার্টুন কিনেছিল। সেই কার্টুন দুইটা তারা প্রকাশ করেছে আর সৌজন্য সংখ্যা পাঠিয়েছে।



Arifur Rahman er en bangladeshi-norsk illustratør, tegneserieskaper og avistegner. Han er utgiver av det nettbasert tegnemagasinet Toons Mag, og organiserer internasjonale tegnekonkurranser og utstillinger i Norge og utlandet.

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