<i>Limon hopes to stand up on artificial leg</i>

Having lost a leg in what he believes was a conspiracy of fate, Limon knows life will never be the same again. Yet, he refuses to give up; he resolves to tough it out no matter what it takes.
For now, what he needs most is a prosthetic leg to replace the left leg he has lost.
Aged a little over 16, Limon was shot in the left leg by Rapid Action Battalion at Chhaturia in Rajapur of Jhalakathi on March 23.
As infection threatened to spread further up his body, doctors at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation in the capital amputated his leg on March 27.
“At first, I thought I'd have to live the rest of my life at the mercy of others," he told this correspondent yesterday, lying on a bed at Nitor.
"Then I heard doctors can outfit amputees with artificial limbs. It gave me a glimmer of hope. I started dreaming that I'll get back on my feet again."
Limon, a first-year student of Kathalia PGS vocational college, wants to study law and help the victims of social ills and injustice.
Before that, he needs a part-time job to complete his higher secondary education.
Nitor Director Prof Abdul Awal Rizvi told The Daily Star that Limon's condition is improving.
He also said they hope to get him an artificial leg within three months if they can pool the money needed.
Limon's father Tofazzal Hossain said people are coming forward with financial help following reports in the media. So far, he has received Tk 30,000 for his son's treatment.
He, however, needs yet more help to buy Limon a good foreign-made prosthetic leg, which usually costs around Tk 2 lakh.
Limon's mother Henu Ara Begum has filed a case with a Jhalakathi court, accusing six Rab men of attempt to kill her son.