A photo of him sitting on the hose went viral overnight, and has drawn him a lot of attention and praise. Nayeem, while speaking to the reporter, pointed at a police officer next to him and said: “I want to become a police official like him, to help the people of the country, when I grow up,” on Friday. He is a fifth grader at the Korail slum Boubazar School and the son of Ruhul Amin of the area. Nayeem said: “I heard about the fire and went there with my friends. Twenty-five Fire Service units—along with members of Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force, police, Rapid Action Battalion, members of Red Crescent, trained professionals, and hundreds of university students—took part in the rescue operation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 29, 2019 11:03 UTC