Suddenly tonight, it came to my mind….ohhhhhhhh…..”I forgot to give you the dress”. Even I couldn’t remember her name. I asked few of my friends to recall the name. But none could help me out. After few hours, I recalled the name. It’s A'ishah (আয়েশা)…….!

Let’s go back to year 2004…….I was in front of BUET Shahid Minar….suddenly a little street-girl came to me with some red roses……….she asked me to buy one, but I refused. This was our first meeting……like this, we got familiar……!

A'ishah [age 6 years approx.], a girl from the street….with no hope & severe poverty……..used to sell these types of things (flowers/sweets) in BUET campus. Later I found her living, in a road-side slum, just opposite to the Sonali Bank of BUET branch…..

Now we are good friends….whenever I see her…I shout her name……. A'ishahhhhhhhhhhhh….how’s the days going on? As usual, she feels very shy & run away of me…..

One thing, she never asked anything from me…..she doesn’t offer me to buy things, but she is selling to others as well….STRANGEEEE……!! probably, she took me as a friend…..!

But, suddenly last year [2008]…. few weeks before the Eid-ul-Azha, she asked me to buy her a new dress for Eid……..just then I searched my pockets and wallet….unfortunately, there wasn’t enough money for her dress……then I made a promise to her--“I will surely buy you a beautifulllll dress, OK !” she responded positively…………!

I bought gifts for all […..before I left Bangladesh]…….I kicked out some lavish parties for my friends and relatives……..but, I forgot the promise that I made to A'isha……..I couldn’t meet her again, I failed to make her smile for a while…….I was soooooooooo busy......!!