Noor is a fan of the video game “Clash of Clans,” which he plays every chance he gets. That isn’t his only pass time, though. He likes to play cricket, and sometimes writes stories. He thinks that there’s a huge pool of talent in Bangladesh, but because of a lack of education, these talents go unrecognized and all too often undeveloped. Noor believes in the value of hard work to achieve one’s goals: “it is not your fault if you are born poor,”...
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...
