Published on 06:43 PM, September 02, 2015

Help street children this Eid with Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladeshi ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan takes a wicket. File photo: STAR

Eid is approaching. The shopping list of goodies keeps on growing. Before the pleasure of getting expensive gifts and gadgets consume you during the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, spare a thought for the less fortunate ones.

Bangladesh cricket team’s champion allrounder Shakib Al Hasan wants you to extend your helping hand for the street children so they can continue their education without difficulty.

Aparajeyo-Bangladesh’s noble initiative to keep the light of education continue enlightening the hearts of children living in the streets of Dhaka is not an easy task, when you consider the number of the least privileged lot of the complex urbanized society today.

When you go to spend the big bucks this Eid, for a better shoe or a bigger phone, or a branded shirt or a leather bag, be aware of your recklessness! You get the stuff you like more often than not, be it Eid or no Eid.

If you can hold back yourself from the delight of receiving and start to give, share what you can this Eid, your heart will glow with a kind of peacefulness that is simply divine.

Come, let’s help Shakib and support the cause of giving education to street children.

Here’s your chance to play a role in changing a poor child’s destiny with your little contribution.

You can go to Shakib Al Hasan's official Facebook post and find out the details about the programme.