Lost arm, not hope
He paid for his education with the earnings from private tuition and achieved brilliant results both in SSC and HSC examinations.
Minar Uddin enrolled in Dhaka University and completed MBA in marketing. He passed the preliminary test of the 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, sat for written tests and was preparing for viva voce.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. But all of a sudden, tragedy struck the 26-year-old man from Chittagong.
Minar was electrocuted at one of his relative's home in Anwara upazila during Eid vacation. He was having a chat with his relative on the roof of the house on September 12 when he accidentally touched an overhead power cable, said his family.
Doctors had no option but to amputate his right arm from below the shoulder to save his life.
But the youth does not want to give up pursuing his dream of becoming a BCS cadre.
“I'll not give up on my dreams. I want to face the BCS viva,” he told The Daily Star at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
His family rushed him to the burn unit of DMCH. He is undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the burn unit.
Minar's relatives and friends said he had been supporting his five-member family since his father, Mohammad Salam, died several years ago.
He is second among three brothers. His elder brother works as an apprentice at a pharmacy in his village home.
His younger brother and only sister are studying at local schools and he is bearing their educational expenses, said relatives.
Minar's mother Rina Aktar, who was attending her son at the DMCH, was seen crying inconsolably.
She said her son struggled throughout his life to support the family.
“I don't know where we will go if something bad happens to my son,” she said.
Minar's friend and classmate Manjurul Islam said, “Minar will succeed if he gets an opportunity. We'll always support him.”
Partha Sankar Paul, resident surgeon of the burn unit of DMCH, said Minar's condition has improved and he could be discharged from the hospital within eight to 10 days.
Minar has 20 percent of his body burnt, said the doctor.
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