Bangladesh Surfing Story

I started way back in 1995 when an fourteen year old Jafar Alam was walking along the beach in his hometown of Cox's Bazar the longest beach in the world . Jafar asked The Australian guy said he'd sell it to Jafar for $200 – Jafar, not having heard of dollars, was unperturbed and said that he'd give him TK1800 ($20), to which after some days the Aussie agreed. This left Jafar with a problem – he didn't have any money let alone $20, so in the manner of grooms the world over he went home to his mother and said he needed some money for school fees…. Equipped with a board, but no leash no wax . Jafar was ready to become a surfer. Having also never actually received his surf lessons from the Aussie Jafar had no idea what to do with his board so for three years he used it as a bodyboard. Jafar found that riding the board was the least of his worries, for more seriously, Jafar whilst watching TV in 1998 that a light went on in Jafar's head – suddenly on the screen in front of him was a person with a board just like Jafar's – and he was standing up on it!! For the next seven years Jafar struggled to master the art of standing on his board, but of course with no wax or leash this was a bit of a struggle. In "Bangladesh Surf club" Jafar also teaching surfing other Bangladeshi's and including girls. Beside Surfing, Jafar rescued 70 people as a lifeguard. People drown frequently.