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Not enough bookstores

I was born and raised in Khulna. To my best knowledge there was only one bookstore that sold really good outbooks. The name was একুশে নিউজ কর্নার if i remember correctly. That too was closed later to open a Oppo store as far as i recall. I haven't been in Khulna for several years after school and upon returning i feel the situation hasn't improved at all. Only guide books and shits and same old literature books if any. Im tired of seeing Colleen Hoover and Harry potter. That too doesn't get sold. I miss browsing through Nilkhet at my uni days. Prolly this is why, as we don't read outbooks enough পাঠক সমাবেশ or বাতিঘর doesn't think about expanding here. Even Rajshahi has বাতিঘর now. I have seen cool enough bookstores at barishal, sylhet and even in suburbs.

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u/Natural_Switch_9979 — 14 days ago

Help me understand a context from Snow by Orhan Pamuk

So as Ka was remembering his friends in exile at Germany there was a line -

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As the train sped between the Kreuzberg and Alexanderplatz stations, the retired Turkish socialists on board would stand to attention...

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Why? I feel like i don't know a historical context if there is any. Thanks in advance

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u/Natural_Switch_9979 — 16 days ago