In Sandwip, Chattogram, an expatriate had launched a free speedboat service to transport helpless patients and bodies. In a cruel twist of fate, he himself returned as the second “passenger” of that very service—inside a coffin. Just a day before a tragic road accident in Oman on 8 October, he had written on his Facebook account: “A free speedboat service has started in Sandwip.” The deceased was Md Amin Majhi, a resident of Ward No. 7 of Magdhara Union. The humanitarian initiative he had started ended with his own body being brought back on the same boat. Amin Majhi is survived by two daughters and a son. He was preparing to return home to arrange the wedding of his elder daughter. Fate, however, had other plans. Six more Bangladeshi workers under his supervision were killed in the same accident. Most of them left behind fragile tin-roofed homes, newborn children, and families struggling to make ends meet. One of them was Mosharraf Hossain Roni, a resident of Ward No. 3 of the municipality. Roni had gone to Oman two years ago after taking loans. Back home, he ran a small tea stall and lived a life of hardship. He had hoped that his earnings abroad would bring relief to his family. Instead, after two and a half years, that dream ended on an Omani road, leaving behind a one-and-a-half-year-old child and a world of emptiness. Others who died included Md Roki of Sarikait Union, Md Arju of the same area, and Md Jewel of Maitbhanga Union—each an unfinished chapter in the story of migrant life. Engineer Belayet Hossain, former joint convener of Chattogram North District BNP, said: “In the morning, the bodies of seven expatriates arrived by speedboat at Banshbaria Ghat. A huge crowd gathered at the funeral prayers. Sahabuddin and Bablu had been friends since childhood and worked together. In death, they were laid to rest side by side.” He expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families and urged the government to ensure that at least one member from each family is given a government job. Sandwip Upazila Nirbahi Officer Monchingnu Marma said: “The bodies arrived in the morning. Burial was completed after the funeral prayers. The families will receive all the support they are entitled to from the government.” Today, the speedboat that became a symbol of humanity sways silently on the waters of Sandwip—as if reminding everyone that the final word of a good deed is never death.