Remembering a footballer

He was a fine striker with a poor luck. He never played for Bangladesh because at that time Naqib, Mizan, & Mamun Joarder ruled the forward line of Bangladesh national team. For successive years in 1995 & 1996 he was the second highest scorer in the Dhaka Premier League with 9 & 12 goals. The most memorable match of his life was against Bangladesh Boys on December 14, 1996. In that match he scored five goals. It's a record that stood for over 10 years. He showed his extreme prowess by netting two goals each in a match against Abahani on September 7, 1996 & against Muktijodhdha on November 17, 1996. The match against Abahani ended in a creditable draw & they won the match against Muktijodhdha 2-1.

In 1995, he led the modest Bhola district team to lift the National Champions Trophy. After a long streak with mediocre teams he joined the giant Abahani but lady luck was so cruel to him that she ruled him out from the scene with a cruel injury. From then on he went into oblivion.

After a long time, I see a photo of him in newspapers. But this is a sad occasion for all of us. Tutul is no more.