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Thousands of fearless people risked their lives tobring freedom through war
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Three million people
never came back
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But those who came back
brought freedom with them, for us
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Now, will you not go to save the life of the person
Who risked his life to bring freedom
For You?
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Engr. AJSM Khaled, a valiant freedom fighter in the
1971 War of Liberation, is ailing from Cutaneous T-
Cell Lymphoma, a severe form of blood cancer
Lets make an effort to save the life of this freedom
fighter
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Khaled was only a boy of 18 when he joined the war. He fought for a free
Bangladesh. He had been trained as a guerilla in Lower Haflong camp in
Assam
It is only because of the extraordinary courage of ordinary teenagers
like Khaled that we have a free Bangladesh today
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His contributions to the country, didnt end just thereKhaled got admitted in the premier technical university in the country, BUETBefore becoming completely bedridden, Khaled was serving as a senior faculty and
technical advisor at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology
He acquired a Government scholarship to pursue higher studies in the then USSR
And right after completing his studies abroad, Khaled came back to the country, went
back to his home ground, Chittagong, and joined as a faculty in the Chittagong
University of Engineering and Technology
The following many years are only a tale of serving the country with the utmost
honesty, sincerity & devotion
Khaled has served in the Atomic Energy Commission, Bangladesh Small and Cottage
Industry Corporation (BSCIC), and various large garments industries for many years
Khaled has authored important books on quality & productivity, which became
essential guidelines for the local apparel sector. These are still unique books in the
Bangladesh context
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For almost two decades, he is striving against this adversity, a dreadful
type of blood cancer
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma a treacherous type of white blood cell
cancer, that creeps up very slowly. It takes at times more than 10 years
to diagnose this disease, and in this case it took 17 years
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This disease exposes the victims to immense sufferings; it is extremely
painful, debilitating and disfiguring
And for that, we need the help of the available medications, to which
the disease responds very well, leading to a long remission of it
allowing the patient to regain his normal life
But, there is an excellent chance of significantly slowing the
encroachment of this disease down, even if not completely defeating it
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The Treatment History A Glimpse
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In 2007, doctors in India confirmed by biopsy that Mr. Khaled was suffering
from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma also known as MF (Mycosis Fungoides). The
disease was diagnosed in two hospitals in India Apollo Hospital, Chennai, and
Christian Medical College, Vellore
The hospitals prescribed combined chemotherapy known as CVP for six cycles
to continue on a 3-weeks basis. The chemotherapy course was completed on
September 27, 2008
This brought some comfort but not remission. So doctors prescribed PUVA /
UVB + Interferon + Bexarotene. This course started on October 26, 2008
without Bexarotene, as the medicine is not available in Bangladesh. Efforts are
being made to procure the medicine from abroad
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In order to ward off the enormous side-effects of the anti-cancer drugs, a large
number of medications and close monitoring by doctors are required as well
Blood transfusion and hospitalization are required also, as blood cells fall too
low due to side effects
Treatment duration is a minimum of 6-9 months. Only
the medicines for these 9 months would cost as high
as USD 50,000, approximately
around USD 5,500, per month
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Our efforts to save the life
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The Bangla blog communities were the incubator where the campaign to raisefund for Khaleds treatment was first organized
Within one and a half months, around 5 and a half lacs of Taka has beencollected
among which, about 4 lacs taka has been collected only from the Bangla blogcommunities
Contributions are made from every corner of the country, and throughout the
world
Trainees and workers of a fish hatchery in a remote areaof Kuakata, each of whom has enthusiastically
contributed to this cause
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However, in comparison to the magnitude of the necessity, the amount
collected so far is insignificant
Banners, posters, and badges are being distributed to raise awareness amongthe mass
On May 22, 2009, a cultural program took place at the Muktijuddho Jadughor to
raise awareness among the civil society
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What we need, is some contribution from you
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They say that a hero is someone who
understands the responsibility that comes with
his freedom
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Then isn't it now our responsibility to savethe persons life who fought for our freedom?
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Isnt it your opportunity this timeto demonstrate heroism?
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Together, lets make an effort to save the life of afreedom-fighter
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You can contribute to the bank account set up for raising fund for Mr. Khaled:
A. J. S. M. KhaledAccount no: 1510 2004 7077 5001
Swift Code: BRAKBDDH
Bank: BRAC Bank, Uttara Branch, Dhaka
If you are in Dhaka, you can also make contribution from your convenient place
Please contact
Tarek: 01715638962
Nazrul: 01713041767
Paypal User ID to contribute from abroad:
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www.saveafreedomfighter.or
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