Jhumur

My name is Jhumur. I live in Porabosti slum. My mother works from house to house. I didn’t study before; I used to roam the streets with slum boys and girls. Sirs and madams of Chayatal used to come to our slum; they visited the slums and talked to the families of underprivileged children like us, making the slum people aware of the importance of education. One day, a sir saw me and asked if I went to school. I replied with sorrow that I never went to school. Then they talked to my family and admitted me to ‘Chayatal Bangladesh School.’ Since then, I have started to study, and now I am in class seven. I love to study. I want to become a doctor by achieving a good education” I don’t want the helpless, poor, and slum dwellers to die due to lack of treatment.