As an academician, he had to attend numerous conferences and workshops, both within India and abroad. Although many a time he wanted to take his family along, but due to financial constraint it never materialized. Then came an opportunity to take his family along, when he got a call to attend a conference in Bangladesh. As Bangladesh border was just three hours away from the place he was working, he planned to take his family along this time. They planned to take their car to the border post and from there to cross over to Bangladesh. Sharmishta was so excited about the trip that she told her colleagues in school that she can bring beautiful dhakai jamdani sarees for them if they wanted. Literally beaming, she told fellow teachers jokingly that that was supposed to be her first trip abroad.
The day they were to leave, was terribly hectic as Sharmistha had exam duty till 2 o’clock in the afternoon. They left in a hurry as they were supposed to reach the Bangladesh border, located in Dawki, Meghalaya, before dusk. The road was treacherously curvy, narrow, and tricky and shamir was driving at a great speed. As it was the first week of January, visibility was poor after 3 o’clock which was further aggravated due to constant drizzle. Then occurred the fatal error of judgment; Shamir overtook a truck and he failed to see the incoming bus. However hard he tried to ram on his break, he knew what was inevitable at that moment. The bus driver too, seeing the impending disaster, tried to swarve but the road was too narrow and the bus rammed into the car killing Shamir and Sharmistha instantly. Raima was sleeping at the back seat, and the impact hurtled her below the seat, where she was found later, unconscious and with a broken arm, but alive and orphaned.
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