Surrounded by loved ones
Rana Shikder, who flew from Singapore to Bangladesh with the help of doctors of Singapore, died yesterday at his home. Thirty-two-year old Rana was waiting for death as he was suffering from stomach cancer.
He breathed his last at 3:30pm. His son and mother were beside him as per his wish, said Anis Shikder, uncle of Rana.
He left behind his wife and a son and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
Anis said Rana was buried at a graveyard in Syedpur area of Narayanganj after Maghrib prayer.
The Daily Star ran a report on him after his return from Singapore.
Rana went to Singapore last year and in early May this year he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
After being diagnosed, Rana wanted to go home to Karaitala, Narayanganj and spend his remaining days with loved ones.
Cynthia Goh, a senior consultant of the Singapore National Cancer Centre, came forward to help Rana and arranged a charter flight for him and also collected money through crowdsourcing.
Hearing the news of Rama's death, Cynthia told The Daily Star, "I am grateful to God that I got a chance to play a small role in his life."
"The pleasure is that Rana got the chance to fulfil his last wish to spend his last moments with family members. And the family members also got time to spend some time with him."
"The next journey of Rana will surely be smooth," she wished.
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