সিলেট জেলার মেয়ে সুমি আক্তার রিয়া। ছোট বেলায় ভাই এবং তাকে রেখে বাবা অন্যত্র বিয়ে করে পাড়ি জমায়। সুমি যখন একটু বড় হলো,তখন সে সিলেট শহরের একটি পার্লারে কাজ শুরু করে । পার্লারে কাজ করতে গিয়ে তার মনের মধ্যে একটি সুপ্ত বাসনা নাড়া দেয়-সে একদিন মডেল হবে এবং মিডিয়ায় কাজ করবে। কিন্তু তার আশা- আকাঙ্খা এক নিমিষেই ধুলিসাৎ

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony held on the 14th of February 2023 between ASF and Light House for a partnership to implement

A Workshop on ASF Strategic Development was held on 4th February 2023. Group work took place to discuss on critical issues and solutions from the stakeholders- Acid Survivors, ASF Program

0n 31st January 2023, the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) arranged the 15th Legal Advisory Group (LAG) meeting with their Legal Aid partners at the premises of ASF’s office. The purpose was to case….

The American International School Dhaka (AISD) organized the Annual South Asian Club (SAC) Festival held on 2nd December 2022 in Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Around 600 guests (mostly foreigners) including students, teachers and delegates from the Embassies joined the event. As invited, ASF participated in the

To celebrate National Girl Child Day, 2022, National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF) organized a program….

A 2-day’s training workshop has been organized by ASF, powered by Mutual Trust Bank, and facilitated by immensely skilled and experienced trainer Dr. Motahar Akand on 20-21 September 2022. The younger generation…

Asf was invited to participate in the Annual learning session fair organized by the AISD school on 29/08/2022. ASF gave a stall on the occasion. Secondary and higher secondary students visited the stall and inquire about ASF. The fair is held from 10.45 am to 12.30 pm.

On the morning of the attack, she was sleeping in her home when the
30-year-old perpetrator Shafiqul Islam threw acid on her.

19 July, 2022, a virtual meeting held between the Executive Director Sarder Jahangir Hossain and Ms. Farhana Patwary-a school teacher from NYC. Ms. Patwary plans to write a book on a “Fairytale about an acid attack victim”. She learned about ASF’s works from Google search engine.

A family from USA with their four kids visited ASF to learn about Acid Survivors Foundation. In the session ASF senior management team presented all the activities and situation about the organization. It was really encouraging that the kids saved money from their tiffin and donated to ASF as a token of love.