Hashem's offbeat professional career

The front page report of Anisur Rahman and Md. Fazlur Rahman, “Bend it like Hashem,” in TDS, Oct. 25 is a real life example of determination, faith and hard work paying off. I hope the story of MA Hashem and the making of his fortune from cane furniture is read by people who are searching for a way forward. Decades back, he abandoned the prospect of doing masters in Economics in Chittagong University and went all out for the cane furniture venture that paid off. Today MA Hashem is well established and well-off in a profession he himself chose and that could be an example for many of our country.
Engr. S. A. Mansoor
Dhaka