ATM Turab

Shaheed ATM Turab was born on July 1, 1990, in Fatehpur, Biyanibazar Upazila, Sylhet District. His father's name was (deceased) Md. Abdur Rahim, and his mother's name is Momtaz Begum. He was born into a relatively affluent family. He was the youngest among four siblings. He was always the apple of everyone's eye. Turab's childhood and adolescence were spent with the affection of his elder siblings. Turab was a cheerful and lively student from childhood. His life was filled with memories of playful arguments with his elder sister, fights with his brothers, and then going to the playground to play together.
Gradually, he passed the boundaries of school, then college, and then university. In the meantime, his elder sister, Fateha Begum, passed away, and shortly after, his elder brother moved to France. One side of his heart felt empty. But there was nothing to do. Realizing that everything in life has to be accepted, he started to accept everything. At that time, he lived with his mother and his brother, Abul Ahsan, who was of the same age.
Married Life
Journalist ATM Turab had been married only two months ago. Shortly after the marriage, his UK-based wife, Tania Islam, left the country. On the day of Turab's death, his wife could not come as she could not arrange tickets despite receiving the news. The only option was to see Turab online for the last time. However, Junaid Palak, one of the bought slaves of the autocratic Hasina government, kept the internet shut down from July 17 to August 5 to keep the people of Bangladesh uninformed. As a result, Turab's new wife, Tania, could not even see him for the last time. This completely broke Tania. But there was no one to console his wife abroad. The sky and earth of the UK resonated with the cries of a new bride. She had no way to relieve her heart's sorrow except with heart-wrenching cries.
Tania was supposed to start the process of bringing Turab to the UK, but that was not in Turab's fate.
Context of the Movement: The students' quota reform movement started on July 5. It continued unabated, and as days passed, rallies and meetings became increasingly intense. But on the 15th, the fascist Awami League's goon student organization, Chhatra League, attacked ordinary students. This angered the general students and the public. At one point, they also picked up sticks, stamps, bamboo, or whatever they could get their hands on. Meanwhile, the autocratic Sheikh Hasina said, "If we don't give jobs to the grandchildren of freedom fighters, will we give jobs to the grandchildren of Razakars?" This was like intentionally pouring oil on the fire instead of water. This turned the students' hot blood into gunpowder.
There was no class or profession that did not participate in this revolution. Especially students, rickshaw pullers, CNG drivers, vegetable sellers, and grocery store owners. These are called field workers. But the role of journalists, who kept the people of the country informed about all matters, was extremely important. The righteous, honest, and idealist journalist community very efficiently highlighted the terrorist activities of the Awami fascist government.
Turab, a crucial journalist, was playing a very important role in informing everyone about the situation in Sylhet. He joined journalism in his career. He was a staff reporter for Daily Jalalabad and the bureau chief of Daily Naya Diganta.
How He Became a Shaheed
On July 19, at noon, when students and the public of Sylhet took out a procession from the Bandarbazar area of the city in solidarity with the quota reform movement, a sudden clash broke out there between the protesters and the oppressive police force.
The autocratic Hasina's armed police force started firing indiscriminately to disperse the protesters. Turab, along with several colleagues, had gone there to gather news that day. When the sudden clash started, he did not get a chance to move to a safe place immediately. The bullets fired by the police suddenly hit Turab's eyes and body. Turab writhed there, but in that dangerous environment, his colleagues could not immediately move him amidst the indiscriminate firing of the killer police force.
Shortly after the clash started, colleagues present there saw Turab fall to the ground. A while later, his colleagues took him to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. But seeing Turab's condition there, they advised him to be taken to Ibn Sina Hospital for treatment.
Later, he was taken from there to Ibn Sina Hospital in the Sobhanighat area of the city. Turab died that evening while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Ibn Sina Hospital. The next day, on July 20, Turab's body was autopsied at Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Dr. Shamsul Islam, the autopsy doctor and head of the forensic department of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital, said that 98 marks of injuries were found on the deceased's body. His liver and lungs were injured by bullets. There were also stone injuries to the head. This could be the reason for his death. His death became a widely discussed event among the general public of Sylhet and across the country, which played a crucial role in the fall of the autocracy.
Shaheed Turab was buried in the family graveyard in Fatehpur, Biyanibazar, Sylhet.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Name : ATM Turab
Date of Birth : July 1, 1990
Father's Name : Md. Abdur Rahim (deceased)
Mother's Name : Momtaz Begum
Occupation : Journalist, Staff Reporter Jalalabad, Bureau Chief Daily Naya Diganta
Family Members : 5
Permanent Address : Village: Fatehpur, Union: Fatehpur, Police Station: Biyanibazar,
: District: Sylhet
Current Address : House/Neighborhood: 105 Nabapushpa, Area: Jatorpur,
: Police Station: Kotwali, District: Sylhet
Place of Incident : Court Point, Sylhet
Attacker : Police Force
Time of Injury : July 19, after Juma prayers
Time of Death : That day
Proposal : 1. State recognition and honor as a Shaheed