An apparently passive young man, Khorshed (), comes to Dhaka from a rural area looking for a job and a better life. He gets to stay with an uncle () who literally robs him off every penny he has. A beautiful, flirtatious married woman next door () is like a breath of fresh air in this hellhole. Khorshed is soon seen walking into a government bungalow, threatening an unsuspecting DC () of Ratanpur and his PA () that he is armed with a bomb (in a briefcase) and is not afraid to detonate it. Holding the government officials at gunpoint, he asks them to call up influential individuals of the region, including the SP () and ASP (), leader of a youth organisation (), a leading cultural activist (), political leaders belonging to rival parties ( and ) and educationists ( and ).