Sumaiya Begum

Shaheed Sumaiya Begum was born in Barisal district. Her father was the late Selim Madbar, and her mother is Asma Begum. Asma Begum, who was fatherless, had married Zahid Hossain two years before. After the marriage, her husband Zahid did not inquire about Sumaiya Begum, forcing Sumaiya to take a job in a garment factory. Later, she reunited with her husband. At this point, when Sumaiya became pregnant, her husband Zahid Hossain demanded 2 lakh taka as dowry. When Shaheed Sumaiya Begum was unable to provide the money, her husband Zahid Hossain once again severed contact. He stopped inquiring about her altogether. To suppress the anti-discrimination student movement, at one point, the police and RAB began firing at the protesters from helicopters. During this time, on July 21, Shaheed Sumaiya Begum was shot on the roof of her own house and died on the spot.
Shaheed Sumaiya Begum's father is deceased, and her mother is elderly. It is very necessary to provide financial assistance to the extremely poor Shaheed Sumaiya Begum's mother. "I don't know how I will spend the rest of my life with my children? My only request to everyone is, 'Give me a job opportunity. I want to survive somehow with my three children'" - Aklima Akter, wife of Syed Mustafa Kamal Raju (36).
Sumaiya's Child Searches for Her Around 5:45 PM on July 20, Sumaiya Akter (20) was shot and killed on her apartment balcony. She had a two-and-a-half-month-old child. Her family lived on the sixth floor of a building in Painadi, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. Sumaiya's mother, Asma Begum, told Prothom Alo last Sunday that there were clashes outside at the time of the incident. RAB helicopters were flying in the sky. She was standing on the balcony watching the helicopters. At that moment, her daughter Sumaiya, after putting her child to sleep, came and stood beside her. Suddenly, Sumaiya started to collapse.
Asma Begum said that she thought her daughter might have been frightened. After hugging Sumaiya, she saw blood gushing from her head. She had been shot in the head. She died on the spot. Sumaiya's husband, Zahid Hossain, works as an operator in a garment factory in Kanchpur. Sumaiya had gone to her mother before giving birth. Asma Begum said that Sumaiya's daughter, Sohaiba, is now with her. She searches for her mother's touch, for breast milk. She fidgets for breast milk when going to sleep.
Asma Begum asks, "To whom do I seek justice for my daughter's murder?"
Circumstances of Martyrdom
What a heinous and barbaric massacre the fascist killer Hasina's government carried out on its own people to suppress the anti-discrimination student movement! It was beyond people's imagination that the Hasina government, blinded by the lust for power, would fire on its own people from helicopters. One of the prime examples of how a ruling group of the same language and country can resort to such terrible methods to suppress a movement is the murder of Shaheed Sumaiya Begum. To resist the anti-discrimination student movement, the then-government's loyal police and RAB forces started firing indiscriminately at the protesting students and public from helicopters. Around six in the evening, when Sumaiya went to the roof of her house, a bullet suddenly fired from a helicopter entered her head and exited through the back. Shaheed Sumaiya Begum collapsed and died on the spot.
Special Information about the Shaheed's Family
Name : Shaheed Sumaiya Begum
Father's Name : Late Selim Madbar
Mother's Name : Asma Begum
Permanent Address : Alimabad, Union: Alimabad, Thana: Mehendiganj, District: Barisal
Present Address : 378, Road-4, Ward No. 1, Painadi, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj
Marital Status : Married
Place of Injury : 378, Road-4, Ward No. 1, Painadi, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj
Time of Injury : July 20, 2024, Time: 6:00 PM (on her own house roof)
Time of Martyrdom : 6:00 PM (on her own house roof) Those who Attacked
Attacked and
Martyred by whom : Police and BGB
Proposals
a. Build a permanent residence for the Shaheed's family.
b. Arrange a regular allowance for the Shaheed's family.
c. Arrange for the Shaheed's mother's medical treatment.
d. Take full responsibility for the child's upbringing and education.
News Link
https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/capital/xl5ntuynho
 
"I don't know how I will spend the rest of my life with my children? I have only one request to everyone - 'Give me a job. I want to survive somehow with my three children'" -
Aklima Akhter, wife of Syed Mustafa Kamal Raju (36)
Name : Shaheed Syed Md. Mostafa Kamal Raju
Father's Name : Syed Abdul Karim
Mother's Name : Maya Begum
Date of Birth : February 8, 1986
Permanent Address : Village: Paschimbigha, Union: Paschimbigha, Thana: Ramganj,
District : Lakshmipur
Present Address : Prainadi, Ward No. 1, Prainadi, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj
Marital Status : Married
Children : One daughter and two sons.
: Daughter Ayesha (11), son Raihan (8), and Abu Bakar (5)
Place of Injury : Prainadi, Siddhirganj
Time of Injury : July 20, 2024, Time: 5:30 PM
Time of Martyrdom : 5:30 PM
Those who Attacked
and Martyred : By the attack of Awami League and Jubo League
Proposals
1. Arrange a regular allowance for the Shaheed's family.
2. Bear all expenses, including the education of the Shaheed's three innocent children.
3. Arrange employment for the Shaheed's wife.
News Link
https://shoborpatrabd.com/archives/151194