Abdur Hannan

Abdur Hannan was a furniture businessman in Jatrabari. His father, the late Abdus Sohorab, was a freedom fighter, and his mother, the late Nurjahan Begum. Abdur Hannan lived in a rented house in Jatrabari with his wife and two children.
From the very beginning, he supported the students' movement and eagerly followed the daily news with his family. On August 5, he joined the protest with the people. Around 4:20 PM, he was shot in the chest by the brutal police in the Jatrabari area. Despite the ongoing gunfire, courageous students and the public took the risk to transport him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital by rickshaw.
The next day, on August 5 at 4:30 PM, he succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
How Abdur Hannan Became a Shaheed
Abdur Hannan was born in 1970. From an early age, he witnessed the first famine of independent Bangladesh, caused by the incompetence, weak governance, and widespread corruption of the then-autocratic ruler Sheikh Mujib and his ministers. During the famine, desperate parents were forced to sell their children, people scavenged for rotten food from garbage bins, and newspapers even reported cases of people vomiting from hunger and consuming it again. Such unbearable hunger led to the emergence of figures like Khalilullah, a cannibal who roamed hospitals consuming corpses. Poet Rafiq Azad, in this horrific situation, directed his anger toward Mujib, writing:
"Give us rice, you scoundrel! Or we will chew on the map!"
When Mujib and his party were overthrown in 1975, the people of the country felt some relief. Until 1995, Bangladesh saw gradual development. However, in 1996, Mujib’s secular party, the Awami League, returned to power through election engineering. From 1996 to 2001 and 2008 to 2024, the lying, psychopathic, murderous Sheikh Hasina and her brutal forces unleashed oppression upon the general public, which Abdur Hannan also witnessed and suffered from.
The anti-quota movement became an opportunity to voice opposition against the autocratic government. On July 18, many students were shot during a peaceful protest. In response, on July 19, after Friday prayers, students and the public once again took to the streets. Following Hasina’s orders, armed forces attacked protestors nationwide, increasing the number of wounded and Shaheeds.
Abdur Hannan had supported the students from the beginning. He and his family followed the news daily with great anticipation. On August 5, he joined the people in protest. Upon hearing the news of Hasina’s resignation, he took to the streets in joy, believing that freedom had finally arrived and that the tyrannical Pharaoh-like government had been ousted.
However, Hasina never hesitated to spill blood for political gains. She never wavered in eliminating her opponents. She had ordered the complete suppression of the movement, even if it meant killing everyone on the streets. To implement her directive, her forces—police, RAB, BGB, and the controversial Chhatra League—opened fire on students and civilians.
That day, at around 4:20 PM, Abdur Hannan was shot in the chest by the brutal police in Jatrabari. Despite the ongoing gunfire, students and bystanders risked their lives to transport him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital by rickshaw. The following day, on August 5, at 4:30 PM, he succumbed to his injuries. He was laid to rest after a funeral prayer at Kazi's Dargah Dhalapur Graveyard.
How His Family’s Days Are Going Now
Abdur Hannan's father was freedom fighter Abdus Sohorab (deceased), and his mother was Nurjahan Begum (deceased). He lived in a rented house in Jatrabari with his wife and two children. His wife, Kamala Akter, is a homemaker. His son, Tanvir (26), is a third-year student at Sonargaon Textile College, while his daughter, Sohana (21), has completed her SSC. Notably, Tanvir actively participated in the student movement.
Currently, the family has no source of income.
Statement from His Family
His son said:
"Our father gave us courage. He always stood for justice. We demand justice for his murder."
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Name : Md. Abdur Hannan
Profession : Businessman
Date of Birth : January 3, 1970
Father : Abdur Sohorab
Mother : Nur Jahan Begum
Date of Injury &
Martyrdom : August 5, 2024
Place of Martyrdom : Jatrabari
Attacker : Terrorists of Jubo League
Burial Site : Kazi's Dargah Dhalapur Graveyard
Current Address : 60/43-1 Dhalpur, Faridabad, Jatrabari, Dhaka
Permanent Address : Same as above
Condition of House
& Assets : [Not specified]
Proposals for Assistance
1. Provide monthly and one-time financial aid.
2. Support the education and employment of his children.