After the partition of India in 1947, Shashikanta's family, like millions of other Hindu families of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), faced the dilemma of whether to migrate from the land in which they have been living for centuries. But Shashikanta Sengupta, an eccentric lawyer, stubbornly refuses to leave his motherland. Widower Shashikanta has two children, Minoti and Bidyut. Anuprava Devi is an affectionate old aunt who lives with the family. The family has a house in Narail, a small provincial town on the bank of the Chitra river. Some Muslim neighbors eye Shashaikanta's house. But the family refuse to migrate. Shashikanta's children Minoti and Bidyut are friends with the neighboring Muslim children- Badal, Salma and Nazma. Minoti and Badal become more than friends. The children grow up.

Emon flees Dhaka with his parents following the genocide attacks on Bangladeshis by Pakistan Army on March 25, 1971 to take shelter in a village.

Muhib lost his parents at a early age and brought up by his sister. After the marriage of his sister Jeba, he comes along with his sister in his brother-in-law's house. He grows up with strict rules by his brother-in-law. But for the sake of his sister's happiness, he bears all of this. Muhib is in a deep relationship with Oru. They married each other in a court with the presence of his friends. But they cannot stay together as Muhib has to leave the town for his job. Muhib dreams for a new life with Oru but a mishap changes everything.