Indomitable Akash
Overcoming a tough challenge like congenital blindness, Md Akash Sarkar appears at the ongoing SSC examinations that started yesterday.
Akash, 19, the only son among four children of Md Kamruzzaman, a transport company employee in Dhaka, and Nazma Begum, a housewife, is a student of Brahmanbaria High School.
He has been residing for last five years at a hostel run by Assistance for Blind Children, a NGO, in Brahmanbaria.
Akash, a student of Humanities group, is attending the examinations with the help of his 'writing assistant' Tanvir, a Class VIII student, at Sabera Sobhan Government Girls' High School centre, said Mustofa Kamal, acting headmaster of Brahmanbaria High School.
“I have answered well today. My preparations for other subjects are well too,” Akash said after coming out from the exam hall.
“I have a desire to receive higher education in English. I want to serve people well,” said Akash, expressing gratitude to his parents and teachers for helping him all along.
Contacted over cellphone, his parents said they are hopeful of their son's success in future as he has a strong desire for study.
Nuruzzaman Chowdhury, secretary of Sabera Sobhan Government Girls' High School centre, said special arrangement was taken so that Akash can complete the examinations smoothly.
Akash has shown that one can overcome challenges through will power, said Brahmanbaria Deputy Commissioner Rezwanur Rahman.
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