Dhaka, June 21 -- "A year after Akash was born, his father, Matiur Rahman, left us and married another woman, beginning my difficult journey with Akash."

"I raised Akash with a lot of hardship. We had to starve sometimes. I had many dreams for him. But all my dreams are shattered. Now, wherever I look, I see only darkness. What will I live with? How will I spend my days?"

Speaking to BSS at her rented house in Ward-5 under the Mirpur Pallabi Police Station area of the capital, Bobby Akhter, 45, mother of Shaheed Emon Hasan Akash-who was martyred in police firing during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 4, 2024-shared these heart-touching words.

"I worked in people's homes as a domestic help. I have no other children. I...