Emran Hossain
Alim Ahmed Siam, a ninth-grader, has been having frequent panic attacks since an Islamist mob attacked Ahmadnagar, a village in northern Bangladesh’s Panchagarh district on Aug. 5.
The attackers beat up the men and took their time looting every single house before setting them on fire — reducing to ashes 117 properties including homes, shops, and a mosque.
For over a month, many of the village’s 400 Ahmadiyya people sought refuge inside a religious complex nearby while some had to pitch tents under the open sky.
A dozen families, including Siam’s, continue to live on the Ahmadiyya mosque premises. They are too poor to rebuild temporary shelters and have even lost their livelihoods.
But Siam’s father, Shamim Ahmed, is more worried about his son’s health.
“The panic attacks are accompanied by severe vomiting and the need to visit the toilet frequently,” he told UCA News.
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