Staff Reporter: Farzana obtained a visa to the United States with the help of New York State Senator Luis Sepulveda. Nizam Uddin, a critically ill Bangladeshi from the Bronx, New York, has a last wish to visit his eldest daughter in the country. Despite many attempts, Farzana was unable to obtain a US visa. Finally contacted local New York State Senator Luis Sepúlveda
Bangladeshi Nizam Uddin has been battling death at the New York Presbyterian Hospital for a long time after suffering from liver and colon cancer. His last wish was to visit his eldest daughter in Bangladesh. When her daughter Farzana applied for a visa, the American embassy in Bangladesh repeatedly refused. There was no benefit in showing the doctor’s certificate. Nizam Uddin went into a coma last week. His position in the fourth stage of cancer. Doctors have expressed the fear of uncertainty in life. Disappointed, Farzana contacted New York State Senator Luis Sepúlveda to fulfill her father’s last wish. Senator Luis Sepúlveda responded to that humanitarian appeal. Farzana was asked to apply for a new visa. The senator contacted the American embassy in Bangladesh.
He told about the last wish of the dying Nizam Uddin. Farzana was called from the embassy last Sunday (September 20). He was called and given a visa without any interview. Farzana’s family is grateful to Senator Luis Sepúlveda, a true friend of Bangladeshis.
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