Tea seller Bishal: An unstoppable
A tea seller has got grade point average (GPA) 5, obtaining 529 marks out of 600 in this year’s Primary Education Completion (PEC) examinations.
Md Bishal Mia, son of Liakat Mia, took part in the PEC exam from Sahera-Gafur Government Primary School in Dakkhin Mourail area of Brahmanbaria town.
The tremendous result has amazed people of his locality as the boy, who has to work at the tea stall of his father from 5:00pm to midnight every day, was rarely seen to manage time for his study.
Hailing from Araisidha village in Ashuganj upazila, Liakat, father of three children, has been struggling to run his five-member family with his small income from the tea stall. He runs the tea stall at the platform of Brahmanbaria railway station from 5:00pm to 12:00am every day.
Of the children, elder son Evan is now doing his diploma at Brahmanbaria Polytechnic Institute, daughter Tarin Akter is a Class VII student of local school and Bishal achieved GPA 5 in this year’s PEC exam, said Liakat.
Bishal said earlier Evan helped his father. He is now working at the tea stall since his brother got chance in the polytechnic institute two years ago.
“Every night I studied for two hours after returning home from the tea stall. I hardly could manage time for private tutoring,” said Bishal.
Bishal dreamt of becoming a cricketer or engineer in his life.
School Managing Committee President Golam Mohiuddin Khan Khokon said 36 students, including Bishal, got GPA 5 from the school. Bishal was also the first boy in Class III and IV.
Poverty cannot bar anyone from achieving his or her success, he said.
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