Raisuddin "Rais" Bhuiyan was born on September 1973 and is a Bangladeshi American working as a technology professional in Dallas.
11 Facts About Rais Bhuiyan
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Rais Bhuiyan was an officer in the Bangladesh Air Force.
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Rais Bhuiyan went to New York City to study computer technology.
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Rais Bhuiyan survived, but lost sight in one of his eyes.
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Rais Bhuiyan gained media attention after revealing that he would appeal to the court to save Stroman from the death penalty.
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Rais Bhuiyan started a movement named World Without Hate to prevent hate crimes through education and worked with Amnesty International.
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Rais Bhuiyan had moved to Texas from New York as it was cheaper and a friend had offered a partnership at a gas station.
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Rais Bhuiyan, who was working behind the counter and believed Stroman was robbing him, began to collect money to hand over.
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Rais Bhuiyan ran to the barbershop next door, and a man in the shop called 911.
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Rais Bhuiyan was left with no money and had to go deeply in debt to restore his vision, "I had to go through several surgeries and finally the doctor could save the eye, but the vision is gone, and I'm still carrying more than 35 pellets on the right side of my face," he says.
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Hours before Stroman's execution, Rais Bhuiyan spoke with Stroman, over the phone, for the first time since the shooting.