The word life has many ups and downs. Suffering, hope and despair are his constant companions. However, sitting in the boat of life, we have to cross the difficult sea with our hands. And accepting the tragic consequences of the ups and downs of life, in real life he spends his days and nights at the Buriganga ghat holding a boat. Life is fighting with the waves. But Monir cannot match such a pathetic equation with the formula of life.
Dreams are broken by the big waves of the river of life. Under the influence of that wave, he got cheated, insulted, and disappointed. That's why Monir has become a boatman of Sadarghat despite being a student of Dhaka University, the biggest university in the country to save his life. This young man is fighting with the waves of the river every day to feed his mother, wife and only daughter.
However, even if the end of life was not so tragic, Monir could have regretted it. Monir complains that if there was no corruption in the country's education system and job system, there would not have been any boats today.
Why such a complaint Monir did?
Asking to know the reason, Monir said in a tone of regret that his father was a farmer. I used to work with my father since childhood. But the chest was full of dreams. I will study and get a good job. I will take care of the family. However, the path of his dream has repeatedly been hindered by poverty and financial hardship. Still, I passed all the odds and passed HSC with a GPA of 4.56. I dreamt of studying in Dhaka University. Teachers and people around said that if you study in Dhaka University, you don't have to look back in life. Job match. The dream life is available. He nurtured his dream and got the chance to get admission. However, due to lack of money, the admission opportunity was not working. My father took a loan from an NGO and admitted me to my dream Dhaka University in the academic year 2006-07.
Monir said, I spent 5-6 months on the road after admission. I didn't know anything about Dhaka. And I had no money like everyone else. I tried a lot for a seat. When told to sirs, they asked to contact the elder brothers. I did not get a seat in the university hall of my dreams. As the class was compulsory, I worked at the brickyard at night. However, I could not attend classes during the day. This is how the opportunity to study in Dhaka University was stopped. Later in 2014 I applied for about 200 jobs after completing my degree from BM College, Barishal. I have given interviews in about 40 public and private institutions. However, I did not get a job despite passing repeatedly.
In every sector, I was deprived of a job due to lack of money or uncles. After the death of my father, without any direction, I took up the life of the boat to save the family.
Monir's village home is in Bisarkandi village of Banaripara upazila of Barishal. His three-year-old daughter, wife and mother live there. After his father's death, he spent day and night at the Ghat of Buriganga to feed them twice a day. At the end of the day, the income is 300-400 taka; send it to the village after personal expenses.
Monir has fought with the society since his childhood to bring some relief in the life of financial misery. However, the exception to the rule of society has to lose again and again. Even after returning from a long way to success, Monir's regret is not for the poor in Bangladesh's education!