Sheikh Ashabul Yamin

Shaheed Sheikh As-Ha-Bul Yamin (December 12, 2001 - July 18, 2024) was born in the Bank Town area of Genda village, Savar Municipality. He was a meritorious fourth-year student of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) in Mirpur. He was brutally Martyred by police gunfire at 3:00 PM on July 18, 2024, and his body was dragged and dumped on the road after being driven around in an armored vehicle. This incident had a significant impact on national and international media.
Personal Life
Yamin was a highly talented student. He easily qualified in the admission test of BUET and Medical College. However, he chose to enroll in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at MIST as his preferred subject. He was the only son of businessman Md. Mohiuddin (57) and housewife Mosammat Nasrin Sultana (51). Yamin was the younger of two siblings. His elder sister, Sheikh Ashabul Jannat, is a student at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. Yamin achieved outstanding results in the SSC examination from Savar Cantonment Public School in 2018 and in the HSC examination from the science division in 2020.
Role of Shaheed Yamin in the Mass Uprising
Shaheed Yamin played a leading role from the beginning of the mass uprising. His Facebook posts revealed that Yamin emphasized the need for reform not only of the quota system but of the entire state mechanism. Twelve hours before his death, he wrote in a post: "Not just the quota; the whole country needs reform."
How Yamin Was Martyred
In the 2024 mass uprising, students and citizens in Savar rose up. On July 18, police fired on unarmed students protesting at Pakija Point on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar. Yamin stood in front of a police armored vehicle, and his chest was riddled with bullets. Then, to "teach a lesson" to the protesters, the killers dragged and dumped him on the road after being driven around in an armored vehicle. Videos of this incident spread on social media.
According to eyewitnesses, on July 18, when students from various educational institutions marched towards the Jahangirnagar University campus, police blocked them at Pakija, Radio Colony, and other points. Alongside police and BGB members, activists from the Awami League and its affiliated organizations were armed at the scene. In the clashes, at least 10 people were shot and more than 150 were injured. Yamin was taken to Enam Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Reactions from the Shaheed's Father and from a Close Friend
Shaheed Yamin's father, showing his son's picture, said emotionally, "In the anti-discrimination student movement, my son Sheikh Ashabul Yamin's chest was riddled with police bullets. In the eyes of both this world and the hereafter, my son is a Shaheed."
After his Martyrdom, a close friend of Yamin wrote in a Facebook post that Yamin used to pray five times a day and regularly observed fasting. He went to the mosque for Zohr prayers and was shot while trying to save students.
Obstruction of Burial
Yamin's father said that they initially tried to bury Yamin in their village home in Kushtia. After all preparations were made, the local police station informed them that nobody could be buried there without an autopsy. Later, they were also obstructed from burying him at the Talbagh graveyard in Savar. Finally, with the sincere efforts of the Bank Town graveyard president, they were able to bury him there.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Name : Shaheed Sheikh Ashabul Yamin
Father : Md. Mohiuddin
Mother : Mosa. Nasrin Sultana
Occupation : Student
Date of Birth
and Age : December 12, 2001, 23 years
Date of Injury
and Martyrdom : July 18, 2024
Place of Martyrdom : Pakija Point, Dhaka-Aricha Highway
Place of Burial : Bank Town Graveyard, Savar Municipality
Permanent Address : Genda Village, Bank Town, Savar Municipality
Status of House
and Property : Middle-class family
Siblings and Children : Two siblings
Martyred by : Police