Limon Hossain, who was shot and maimed during a Rab shooting in 2011, started his new journey as a teaching assistant at Gono University's law department last month.

Previously a student of the same department, Limon will now take classes as a TA for three months, after which he will be promoted to lecturer.

He was appointed on February 10 by the university board following a viva voce.

Talking to The Daily Star yesterday, Limon said, "I want to work on human rights. I want to fight for people like me. I want to deliver justice to victims like me."

He said he never thought of being a teacher. "But after completing my LLB (from Gono University in Savar) and LLM (from Islamic University in Kushtia), I realised that if I want to work on human rights in the future, I would have to gain more knowledge."

Limon thinks the best way to learn and discover new things is through the teaching profession. "I'm thankful to the university authorities for giving me this opportunity to learn and teach at the same time," Limon added.

"The students and teachers of the law department are encouraging and helping me, and I feel glad to be back here as a TA, as I was once a student of this same department," said Limon.

He said he hopes to become a barrister in the future as well.

This correspondent reached out to some of Limon's students, who said they are glad to have him as a teacher. "His story inspires us to be better," they added.

Farah Iqbal, a senior lecturer of the department, said "He [Limon] was once a student here and now it's nice to see him teaching."

"He is learning about the job and we are helping him," she added, "We think he will do very well in his career if he keeps up the hard work."

Limon was born in 1995 in a farmer family at Shaturia village in Rajapur Upazila of Jhalakathi district.

On March 23, 2011, a Rab team shot Limon in the left leg at Shaturia village, taking him for a notorious criminal they were looking for.

He was 16 years old at the time.

The elite force then picked him up and sent him to a hospital. On the same day, Rab filed two cases against him.

Four days after the shooting, Limon's leg had to be amputated. He now walks on an artificial leg.

The government on July 9, 2013, decided to withdraw both the cases following a request by National Human Rights (NHRC) Commission's then chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman.

On April 10, 2011, Limon's mother Henora Begum had filed an attempt to murder case with Jhalakathi Judge Court against six Rab personnel for shooting her son.

The case is now under investigation by  the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), even after nine years have passed.

Limon expressed his sadness over this delay in investigation.