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Dulary’s dad passed away when she was very young. Since then, her mother Rawshan Ara has raised Dulary and her two siblings, struggling to cope with crushing poverty and repeated setbacks. Her brother currently supports the family, working as a butcher with a monthly income of $115. Dulary knows that in order to overcome the circumstances she’s currently trapped in, she needs to focus on studying hard. She wants to get an MBA and become a banker. Dulary enjoys light-hearted reading, and plays badminton...

Sultana’s favorite person is Atiur Rahman, until recently the Governor of the Central Bank of Bangladesh. When asked why, she said because Rahman came from a very poor family and remote village, and worked very hard to achieve his position. That might be why she dreams of becoming a banker and studying toward a Chartered Accountancy or C.A. degree. She feels that being a banker and a good person are often mutually exclusive. So she wants to be a good...

Saima is a hard working student who studies in the ninth grade. She belongs to a family of six, which includes her parents, Alamgir Hossain and Soni. They all live in a tiny 8’x8’ hut in block C of Geneva Camp. All of them get by on the income of her brother, who earns about $58 per month as a butcher. Like all camp residents, Saima and her family face a multitude of problems. She wishes she had the power to...

Noor Hussain’s aim in life is to become  a Chartered Accountant. He is currently a student of OBAT’s tutoring center in Dhaka, where he’s receiving help in studying for the public exams that he needs to take in grade nine. Many students from the camps are able to get high marks on these exams after receiving assistance from these tutoring centers, thus enabling them to continue their education. Noor holds Anwar Khan, the founder of OBAT Helpers, in great esteem since he feels Mr....

“Five days until I leave for Bangladesh, and I couldn’t be more excited.” This was the first entry I wrote in my travel journal, and thinking back to the feelings I was having then and throughout my trip with OBAT Helpers, I’m filled with happiness. I’m very passionate about Islamic societies, culture, language, education and human rights; however, this was my first international experience. Visiting the schools was what I was most excited to experience. I...