Rais Bhuiyan was an air force officer at home in Bangladesh, but quit his job and moved to New York City to further his education and experience the “American Dream.”
Over time, Bhuiyan was able to heal, forgive and move forward.
Today he is working to make something positive out of his situation and he is sharing his story with the nation.
“God decided to put me into these situations so that I could be a messenger,” he said. “I could be a bridge builder between people, religion and different creator.”
Bhuiyan believes if his attacker had the chance to get to know him—along with the other two victims of the killing spree—Stroman would not have committed the crimes.
He believes the same thing of the 19 hijackers who committed the terrorist attack on 9/11.
“It’s impossible for a human to kill another human being once they know these are peaceful people just like me,” Bhuiyan said.
Today Bhuiyan is championing the movement, “World Without