PABNA, March 6, (V7N) - The life of Sohel Ahmed (25) of Shahpur village, Chatmohar upazila, Pabna, has come to a standstill as his cancer treatment requires Tk 400,000, which his impoverished family cannot afford.

Sohel, once a hardworking youth selling milk door-to-door, later worked at a grocery store in Savar. He was diagnosed with throat cancer after coughing up blood. Despite selling cows and borrowing money, his family could only afford three rounds of chemotherapy. His wife Maryam Khatun divorced him and remarried, leaving Sohel with his mother and young son Mahin.

Doctors at Rajshahi Medical College Cancer Department said Sohel has a chance of recovery if treatment continues, but poverty has halted his care. His mother Shakila Khatun, who raised her children alone after divorce, said tearfully: “We have no money left. Now we can only watch our son die.”

Sohel himself expressed despair but said he wants to live for his son: “I cannot get treatment due to lack of money. What will happen to my mother and son if I die?”

Upazila Social Services Officer Sohel Rana confirmed that limited government medical assistance is available but cannot cover the full cost.

The family has appealed for help.

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