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Nilphamari’s very own Superman

Our Correspondent, Nilphamari
t\ large crowd gathered at a point on Jaldhaka-Rangpur Road last Tuesday. Announcement was being made that a young man would demonstrate his unbelievable superhuman strength soon. The crowd burst into applause as the young man started trying to drag a six-ton truck with his hair and after a while the vehicle budged.
As the awestruck thrill -seekers gawked, the young man hauled the truck about half a kilometer. Eyewitnesses called him "Superman."
This Superman, who goes by the name Rabiul Islam, from Nilphamari, however, is a dirt-poor daredevil He does tins stunt to make a few bucks.
Rabiul (24) is the second of five siblings. His father is a day labourer of Bogulagari village, under Jaldhaka upazila. Rabiul went to primary school but could not continue his education, as pressure to earn money mounted.
When he was a hale boy, Ra^ilwent to StiTu circus in Jaldhaka town with his father. The act he liked best was a man who lifted a heavy object with his teeth.
That feat made a major impact on young Rabiul. Soon he realised that his hair
is extremely strong. He began practicing pulling objects with his hair. He ties one end of a fine rope to his hair and the other end to heavy things.
In time Rabiul became an expert in this act. He holds shows in different parts of the district and adjacent areas. Apart from pulling heavy objects, the show includes Rabiul swinging from a' branch of a tree - - hanging by his hair.
But the crowd-pleaser and the riskiest act remains hauling a six-ton truck with his hair. As he does this stunt, Rabiul's eyes look like they
are about to come out of their sockets. Muscles and tendons appear as if they are about to be torn.
Yet Rabiul endangers his life again and again. People love the stunt and he gets paid.
"This kind of superhuman display of strength is extremely risky,” said Dr. Abdul Majid, a senior medical officer at the District Civil Surgeon office.
"During the act, blood accumulates in Rabiul's heart: his blood pressure and heart beat increase rapidly and abnormally, which can
cause heart failure or stroke," the doctor added.
Rabiul is grateful to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Jaldhaka, Shahidul Islam Bhuiya, for his cooperation. The UNO arranged an event at the conference of deputy commissioners of 16 districts of the Rajshahi division a few months back in Nilphamari, where Rabiul staged his act
Rabiul's goal now is to enthral the otherwise jaded people of Dhaka with his display of superhuman strength.