He was supposed to move to establish a cancer hospital and research centre after getting back from the United States where he was battling colon cancer.
Everything had already been planned – how he will collect money and who he will seek help from.
But the plan stalled following Humayun Ahmed’s death on July 19 last year.
The celebrated writer, playwright and director wrote about his hospital dream in an article titled ‘No Free Lunch’ in 2011 from the United States.
“My plan is to beg money from three beggars. Nasir Ali Mamun will take their snaps and Masuk Helal will interview them and make their sketches. Then we will go to three most rich people. I wish to see what they will do in embarrassment hearing that beggars have given donation.”
Humayun asked why establishment of a world-class cancer hospital and research centre was not possible in Bangladesh. “Bangladesh has no dearth of rich people. Won’t some of them be Sloan and Kettering?”
the cancer treatment and research institution where Humayun was treated, was established with fund and assistance from Alfred P Sloan and Charles F Kettering.
Humayun wrote: “I started dreaming that poor Bangladesh would be Asia’s best place for cancer treatment.”
The article was included in his book ‘New Yorker Neel Akashe Jhokjhoke Rod’ (Bright Sun in the Blue Sky of New York’).
Humayun died with his plan unfulfilled.
His mother Ayesha Fayez said: “Who will do it? The plan hasn’t proceeded after his death.”
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