'Rouf is now in Comilla. He has gone there to work as a day labourer,' Rouf's mother Nuran Nahar Begum told Chouradangi High School headmaster Abul Hossain who later informed Rouf about his brilliant result over cell phone on June 12.

A delighted Rouf returned home hurriedly. He met his classmates who were preparing to get admission in good colleges. But Rouf became worried as he faces an uncertain future as his poor, day-labourer father Fazlul Karim cannot afford to bear expenses of his education.

Karim maintained a big family of seven by sewing old torn jute sacks in shops in Jaldhaka town. Rouf used to help his father in supplementing the family income. He went to distant places like Comilla, Noakhali, Feni and Sylhet to work as a day labourer.

But, braving all odds, Rouf continued his schooling and scored a brilliant result.

This correspondent met Rouf's mother who said they are now worried about their son's future due to their financial condition.

'How shall we bear the expenses of education of our son?', she said narrating that Rouf's father is now sick and unable to go for a work as before making even the daily income uncertain.

However, Jaldhaka Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Muhammad Salehuddin came forward to help Rouf continue his education. He urged the wealthy people to come to the aid of the poor, meritorious boy.