Little Fruit Seller on the Street of Dhaka City

written by Amita Roy

His name is Ali Akbar. At 12 years old, he has started to earn money for his livelihood and maintain his family. His father’s name is Abdul who is a rickshaw puller and mother’s name is Ranu Begum. He has five members in his family. Abdul is the eldest child of his parents. He had got the chance to study until class 4.For his family; he had to leave his school and started to find work for keeping up his whole family. He informed us, he came to Dhaka one and half month before. Now in Dhaka he is living with his uncle. Then his uncle managed a way to earn money and started to sell fruits especially fruit. Selling his fruits, he is earning Tk 3000 per month. With this income he spends some money for himself and sends rest of money for his family. But in his little face one thing has clearly come out that those two eyes want to play in the green field, to go school, to keep his head in his mother’s lap. He says that he always misses his little brothers. He always thinks when he can get the chance to go to his own village where he has grown up with affection and love of his mother and nature.