Thousands of fearless people risked their lives to

bring freedom through war

Three million people
never came back
But those who came back
brought freedom with them, for us
Now, will you not go to save the life of the person
Who risked his life to bring freedom
For You?
 Engr. AJSM Khaled, a valiant freedom fighter in the
1971 War of Liberation, is ailing from Cutaneous T-
Cell Lymphoma, a severe form of blood cancer

Let’s make an effort to save the life of this freedom

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The Treatment History— A Glimpse
In 2007, doctors in India confirmed by biopsy that Mr. Khaled was suffering
from Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma— also known as MF (Mycosis Fungoides). The
disease was diagnosed in two hospitals in India— Apollo Hospital, Chennai, and
Christian Medical College, Vellore

The hospitals prescribed combined chemotherapy known as CVP for six cycles
to continue on a 3-weeks basis. The chemotherapy course was completed on
September 27, 2008

This brought some comfort but not remission. So doctors prescribed PUVA /
UVB + Interferon + Bexarotene. This course started on October 26, 2008
without Bexarotene, as the medicine is not available in Bangladesh. Efforts are
being made to procure the medicine from abroad
In order to ward off the enormous side-effects of the anti-cancer drugs, a large
number of medications and close monitoring by doctors are required as well

Blood transfusion and hospitalization are required also, as blood cells fall too
low due to side effects

Treatment duration is a minimum of 6-9 months. Only

the medicines for these 9 months would cost as high
as USD 50,000, approximately
— around USD 5,500, per month
Our efforts to save the life
 The Bangla blog communities were the incubator where the campaign to raise
fund for Khaled’s treatment was first organized

Within one and a half months, around 5 and a half lacs of Taka has been
collected
among which, about 4 lacs taka has been collected only from the Bangla blog
communities

Contributions are made from every corner of the country, and throughout the
world

Trainees and workers of a fish hatchery in a remote area

of Kuakata, each of whom has enthusiastically
contributed to this cause
However, in comparison to the magnitude of the necessity, the amount
collected so far is insignificant

Banners, posters, and badges are being distributed to raise awareness among
the mass

On May 22, 2009, a cultural program took place at the Muktijuddho Jadughor to
raise awareness among the civil society
What we need, is some contribution from you
 They say that a hero is someone who
understands the responsibility that comes with
his freedom
 Then isn't it now our responsibility to save
the person’s life who fought for our freedom?
Isn’t it your opportunity this time
to demonstrate heroism?
Together, let’s make an effort to save the life of a
freedom-fighter
You can contribute to the bank account set up for raising fund for Mr. Khaled:

A. J. S. M. Khaled
Account no: 1510 2004 7077 5001
Swift Code: BRAKBDDH
Bank: BRAC Bank, Uttara Branch, Dhaka

If you are in Dhaka, you can also make contribution from your convenient place

Please contact—
Tarek: 01715638962
Nazrul: 01713041767

Paypal User ID to contribute from abroad:

saveafreedomfighter@gmail.com
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