Safiruddin, a 45-year-old from Baiguni village in Bangladesh, sold his kidney in India for $2,900 in 2024 to improve his family’s life, but the pain and poverty remain. His story reflects a larger issue in Kalai Upazila, where poverty drives many to sell kidneys through brokers who exploit legal loopholes, with one in 35 adults reported to have done so.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5:
Safiruddin’s Sacrifice
In Bangladesh, a man named Safiruddin sold his kidney to make money for his family, but now he feels pain and sadness because he didn’t get to build the house he dreamed of for his children.
