By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Coming from a dusty, nondescript village in the Muslim-dominated Malda district though, Shahida Parvin, who has topped High Madarsa (Class X) Examination 2011 in West Bengal, wants to become a doctor to help her village and the neighboring ones that lack medical facility. Daughter of a poor daily laborer has got the helping hand of none other than the chief minister to make her dream a reality.
Shahida Parvin met Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, at Writers’ Buildings on Tuesday 24th May and Mamata declared that the Govt of West Bengal will bear all the expenses of Shahida on her further study.
Sahida Parvin with her mother Maskara Khatun and brother Arman Ali
Shahida is a student of Ramnagar High Madrasa of Gazole Block in Malda District. The topper of High Madrasa of West Bengal has got 804 marks out of 900: Bengali 1st & 2nd Papers (176); English (96); Mathematics (95); Physical Science (85); Life Science (93); History (70); Geography (93) and Islamic Parichoy (96).
She has been admitted in class XI at Al Ameen Mission School in Khalatpur, Howrah. Al Ameen Mission has been giving remarkable results in Secondary and Senior Secondary Examination in West Bengal. One of their students Md Arif stood first rank in Higher Secondary Examination few years back. Already Shahida has started her study in Science stream. Her dream is to become a doctor and to provide medical service to the poor people of her village. Her only brother Arman Ali is reading in Class V in Ramnagar High Madrasa in Malda.
Shahida along with her family has been living in a muddy house. Her father Matiur Rahman is a daily labour in the Ramnagar village under the Gazole P.S. in Maldah district. The village is about 4 km away from the Eklakhi Railway Station. But the entire stretch from the station to the village is just dusty.
Sahida Parvin With Mamata Banerjee, CM of West Bengal in Writers Building on 24th May
Shahida talked to TwoCircles.net after she met the CM of West Bengal. She went to the CM office with her father Matiur Rahman and Headmaster of Ramnagar High Madrasa Nawsher Ali on Tuesday in Writers’ Buildings. Local MLA and Minister Sabitri Mitra took the initiative to meet with CM Mamata Banerjee, Shahida told. She is happy to meet with Mamata. She told the CM about the dilapidated road from her village to the Madrasa.
Mamata Banerjee has congratulated Shahida and assured her of government assistance for her future study. Mamata advised her to study higher education at any cost. If she feels any problem she can contact the CM office without any hesitation, Mamata told her.
Talking to TCN, Shahida’s father Matiur Rahman said: “Shahida is my only daughter. I could not afford her education properly. But her hard work earned her the achievement. If she becomes a doctor I think our village will be benefited because there are no medical facilities in and around the village.”
Headmaster of Ramnagar High Madrasa Nawsher Ali talked about Shahida’s performance at the madrasa. He told TCN: “Shahida was admitted in our Madrasa in Class V. She always stood 1st rank in her class. We expected she may stand 1st rank in High Madrasa Examination also and she has done it. We are proud of her. Not only Shahida, in 2005 Murshida Khatun of the same madrasa stood first rank in High Madrasa Examination. Next year Ariff Islam also stood first in 2006. He was also from this Madrasa.”
The Headmaster also said there is no medical facility in the area. The village road leading to school is now muddy. Only one km is dry with Moram (dust of brick). If the road had been concrete more students would come to his Madrasa, said Nawsher Ali.