10 years after workplace blast in Singapore, former migrant worker expands school he built in Bangladesh
- SINGAPORE: Ten years ago, a workplace explosion in Singapore left Mohammad Ataur Rahman with third-degree burns to 73 per cent of his body and loss of hearing in one ear.
- “I was afraid that (it) was my last day and I was not able to survive,” he recalled.
- Today, the 31-year-old runs his own school in his hometown in rural Bangladesh and has recently moved its students into a bigger building with capacity for around 400 children.
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- SINGAPORE: Ten years ago, a workplace explosion in Singapore left Mohammad Ataur Rahman with third-degree burns to 73 per cent of his body and loss of hearing in one ear.
- “I was afraid that (it) was my last day and I was not able to survive,” he recalled.
- Today, the 31-year-old runs his own school in his hometown in rural Bangladesh and has recently moved its students into a bigger building with capacity for around 400 children.
Sources: CNA