Slum Boy (Passage Writing)

Slum Boy (Passage Writing)

Lutfur is eight years old and lives in Dhaka. He Comes from Tongi. He has a brother who works as a tempo Helper. He came with his father, mother, brother and grand mother to Dhaka In Search of a Living. His Father Works as a Rickshaw-puller and mother as a domestic Worker. Lutfur collects Polythene bags, scrap paper and other Materials from Motijheel area and sells them at a Shop for TK. 5 to 10 a bag. He earns TK 20 to 50 a day, Which he gives to his Mother. Lutfur and his family live in a slum near Kamlapur Railway Station.
Their home is a Tiny Shelter With a Sheet of Polythene for a roof. They sleep on the dirty floor. Lutfor has bath in creak near their home. He Usually has his meals at home but sometimes begs for food at restaurants. Once he got diarrhea and had to stay at home for few days. He Could not afford to go to a doctor or buy Medicine for himself. He once went to a free school for about a year and now he wants to go back to school and start his studied again.