Mehedy now eyes bright future
Visually challenged Mehedy Hasan now eyes a bright future, thanks to the initiative of one Farooque Ahmed who was moved to see a Daily Star report headlined “Visually impaired Mehedy's struggle for livelihood” on Wednesday.
Local Union Parishad member Aminur Rahman accompanied by journalists handed over the donation from Farooque Ahmed to Mehedy and his grandmother at their Purbo Sindurna village home in Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila on Friday.
“Mehedy will start study in local School for Visually Disabled in Hatibandha and he will be rehabilitated in the government-run Visually Impaired Rehabilitation Centre at Saptibari of Aditmari upazila in January next year,” he said.
“I have taken the responsibility of Mehedy's schooling and livelihood. I will also provide necessary support for his grandmother Rezia Bewa and younger sister Shapla Khatun,” said Farooque Ahmed over phone.
Expressing happiness and gratitude, Mehedy said he wants to be a teacher in future.
Mehedy, who was a student of Class II at Visually Impaired Rehabilitation Centre two years ago, started selling chocolate in train compartments for living after his parents Rezaul Islam and Jesmin Begum got separated, married elsewhere and abandoned their two minor kids.
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