Miraz hands prize money to family of martyred rickshaw puller
Published : Saturday, 14 September, 2024 at 12:00 AM Count : 284
Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz handed his 'man of the series' prize money to the family of a rickshaw puller who was martyred during the student-led Anti-Discrimination movement.
Miraz was key behind Bangladesh's landmark 2-0 series victory over Pakistan.
"I won the man of the series award for the first time outside the country. I will never forget this moment. This is dedicated to the students who died in the anti-discrimination student movement. A rickshaw puller was injured in that movement. He died later. I want to give the prize money to the family of that rickshaw puller," Miraz said after winning the award.
Miraz handed over Pakistani rupees 500,000 (Tk. 2.14 lakh) to the family of the rickshaw puller on Wednesday. He confirmed the news Thursday through a post on social media.
"Recently I saw a video that spread online. The words of the crying voice of the child of a rickshaw puller killed in the anti-discrimination student movement in the video touched me," Miraz posted with a picture with the family of the rickshaw puller.
"I vowed to stand by that brother's family. I promised to hand over the money I got from 'Man of the Series' to them. Finally the goal was fulfilled. I was able to hand over this money to them."
"I know, this money is nothing compared to the life lost. My purpose is to make their lives a little easier with this little money." —BSS
