Stranger [84/100]: a 100$ bill

Shahabuddin sleeps on the pavement near the intercity bus station in Chittagong. He told me he was diagnosed with typhoid and malaria in consecutive years in the past and never had the money to undergo treatment. He says the fever came right after being beaten mercilessly by his father(his mother had already passed away), and when he was ignored by his previous employer when he went asking for help, he knew his future is dark.

 

His fate went further down when his wife died of a tumor in the abdomen, and now he stations himself near the bus statoin all day,unable to move. When asked if he wants to get married again,he says why put somebody else's life in jeopardy because of his disability.

 

His only plead was for a wheel chair(costing around 100$) which would help him move around a bit and somehow earn him a living through begging. He said he has been promised by a lot of folks, but no one returned with help.

 

There was a car parked infront of him so I had to kind of bend over to take this(and I didnt bother straightening the lines which came out as a result of that).

 

Dampara,Chittagong,Bangladesh

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This picture is #84 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100strangers.com

 

 

 

 

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