3 April, 2016. A vivacious young went for traveling with friends after completing final prof examination. At noon, the lamp of his life had been departed by drowning at the Boga Lake in Bandarban while swimming.
We, "Humans of Suhrawardy" family pray for the departed soul of Dr. Fattah-ul Alam Imtiaz, student of 6th batch, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College.
Dr. Ramesh Pattandar, a friend of Dr. Fattah-ul Alam Imtiaz has reminisced their memories to us.
I can't express my thoughts only in a few pages, it will be taken a huge diary to express about him. I came to Shahid Suhrawardy Medical College with a lot of dreams. The dream has come true. But it feels a lot empty too. A feeling of deep emptiness comes unknowingly. On this day Dr. Fattah ul Alam Imtiaz (Sh-6 batch) left all of us from Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College on a sea of mourning. Being their parents beloved son, Fattah also has two sisters. His father was an employer. Fattah was born on 8 May 1990. Though his native village was in Gopalganj, he was brought up in Dhaka since childhood. Passing SSC from Dhaka Government Laboratory High School and H.S.C from Dhaka college,Fattah got himself in Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College being a 1st timer.
About three months after the start of the class in 2011, I met Fattah. As we were from different batch,at 1st we didn't use to meet a lot. Our literacy in the fields of grouping, Sandhani and politics was increasing day by day. His thinking ability was intense and sharp. He gave importance to his own opinions. Was a necktie type person. All the time he preferred his own opinion. During the second professional exam, he suddenly decided not to study medical any more,he will go to America to his elder sister. Friends came together to meet in his house. But who's the one to hear. uncle, aunt, we all tried to make him understand to complete his MBBS, but he was steady in his dicision. However, after receiving the clearance just 10/12 days before the 2nd Professional Examination,he passed in all the subjects of second professional exams. Another inspection of his merits was found when I went to study pathology with him. In Pathology Viva , where we all were struggling with Endeaver,he opened Robbins which he never had seen before that day.
Fattah used to watch English movie a lot. One day he was telling me the story of an English movie that came from his mind.The story was so complicated that at one point I said I didn't want to listen any more, II told him to make the movie and then I would watch.I told him to write down the script or else he would forget.only god gifted mind could think something like that,I thought that day.
Envy, greed, and arrogance were very incompatible with his character. He had addiction to benifit people. He was firmly involved with Sandhani, ShSMC unit. He used to call me if a patient was needed blood. He memorized blood group of every students from Sh-1 to Sh-8 and Shd-1 to Shd-2. I told him once, "why do you get busy when a patient needs blood? He is neither relative nor someone from your family." I can remember his answer still now.He said, "If I manage blood to that person, got admitted in the hospital, his relatives will come forward next time when someone will need blood in front of them. If someone died just for a bag of blood, we are also responsible for it. Because, we are sandhanian. We should try at least. The most important thing is, when I can manage blood and give it to the patient, I get mental satisfaction seeing the smile on there face. you never can find it anywhere." I saw the sharpness of his merit at the time when the memorial was published with co-operation of Sandhani, ShSMC unit in 33rd half yearly conference organized by Sandhani, central committee. I can guarantee, In the history of ShSMC, such informative, eye catching memorial was never published.
Fattah could set up computer, laptops very well. He could solve tiny problems also. There are few people who do not remember Fattah when their computer or laptops were in trouble in the boys hostel.
I met Fattah last at Air force museum in 27th March, 2016. We went out in the afternoon. That day, we did a lot of gossips. Then After having fried chicken in restaurant left to the IDB building, I returned to the hostel and he went back home. He didn't tell me for a single time that he was attending the tour. He had much apetite for traveling and was adventure loving. We didn't travel far together as I don't like traveling that much. He used to become disappeared sometimes. One day he returned with a bandage on his head. I asked him why his mobile had been switched off 2 days, Where he had been fighting. He answered that he went to Sylhet and somehow he got hit on his head. some day after that, he disappeared again, returned and said, he went to a 7 days meditation course. people of every ages go there to find mental satisfaction, he also added.
After final prof, he went to a Chattagram-Bandarban combined tour in 29th march.He was accompanied in the tour by some seniors and corresponding batchmates from MMC. They found him on facebook and requested him to join them while chatting. Fattah visited Bandarban twice before that, so, they thought he could be a guide for them. He started the journey without informing his home. In the midday of 3rd March, he was swimming in the Boga Lake and drowned in the water. I heard that even after being rescued he was conscious. He was given CPR and taken to the health complex. But, in the mean time he was died.
He used to love everyone but expired before getting his due. May be that is why everyone remembers him a lot. After the final professional examination of Fattah-Ul-Imtiaz the title doctor has been added to his name. All except him knew it. Each of the red bricks of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College is now shedding tears. Many bright minds become gloomy at your departure. Like everyone, I think if it were a nightmare only.