AT Husandi Bazar of Gozaria Upazila in
Munshiganj, Nuruzzaman had long beed known at Nura Pagla, With his flat face
and short neck, he was considered “unnatural” by most of the rural population,
The speech disorder that he possesses only made things worse, However, it was
the people around him how made him more ‘sick’ than he really was with their
limitless prejudice. when Sarder A. Razzak, Executive Director of the Association
of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) , Bangladesh found Nuruzzaman in 2013, the 17
year old boy was almost on the verge of insanity, Razzak was the first person
to properly dignose his condition – Nuruzzaman was suffering from Down
Syndrome, a genetic disorder that most people in Bangladesh are unware of. Razzak,
who is also the founder president of Down Syndrome Parents Support Group, an awareness-raising platform, brought
Nuruzzaman under his wing and started providing him with treatment .
Now at the age of 21, Nuruzzaman is working as an office assistant at the AMDA
office. He has also been recovering from his speech disorder through regular
therapy. “He
is Doing well in his job. In fact, Nuruzzaman is more sincere than any other
employee,” said Razzak.
