Character profile
Grandmother
femaleFirst seen chapter 1Last seen chapter 3
Narrator’s strict schoolmistress grandmother who values time and disapproves of Tridib. Grandmother retires after 27 years of teaching, experiences emotional upheaval, and revisits her past house in Dhaka. Grandmother carries a sari for Saifuddin's wife, struggles to rise, negotiates with Khalil and Ukil‑babu, decides to take the old man away.