Md. Mehedi

Shaheed Md. Mehedi was the only child of poor parents. His ancestral home was in Raipara village, Munshiganj, but he grew up in Zhaurchar village, Narayanganj. His parents had various dreams for him. They wished to make him an engineer. His father worked as a third-class employee at a local factory. Shaheed Md. Mehedi's maternal grandfather had some land, and he built a house on that land to live in. Financial hardship was a constant companion, but still, with great hope, his parents enrolled him in a private polytechnic institute.
Shaheed Md. Mehdi Hasan was not affiliated with any political party. To cover his educational expenses, he worked as a tutor. After managing his own expenses, he tried to contribute a little to his family. He was a first-year student when he became a Shaheed on July 20, 2024, during the anti-discrimination student movement. With his death, the dreams and hopes of his parents were extinguished.
Description of the incident
On July 18, 2024, the anti-discrimination student movement declared a complete shutdown. In response, the authoritarian government imposed a curfew to suppress the movement. On July 20, at 12 PM, Shaheed Mehedi gathered with other students and the public in front of the Dutch-Bangla Bank in Shonir Akhra area. At that time, a helicopter from the patrolling RAB forces fired two bullets that hit his left chest and head. He became a Shaheed on the spot. The Shonir Akhra area subsequently turned into a battlefield.
Shaheed Mehedi's father shared, "On the morning of July 20, Saturday, I went to work as usual. In the evening, when I returned home and couldn’t find Mehedi, I called him on his mobile. After several rings, a boy answered and told me that Mehedi was no more. I was stunned and, after overcoming many obstacles, reached the incident site, only to find my son's lifeless body lying on the road. A bullet had hit his head, and his brain was exposed. With much difficulty, I took his body home, wrapped in a plastic sheet. Later, with the help of the locals, we performed his funeral prayer at 2:00 AM on Sunday." Fighting back his tears, he continued, "The ones who killed my son in such a brutal manner will surely face justice."
Shaheed Mehedi's mother, Shilpi Begum, holding her son's college ID card, spoke through tearful sobs, "We had so many dreams for him. Why did they kill my son? What wrong did Mehdi do? How are we supposed to live now?"
Since the incident, every thought of his son has broken the heart of Shaheed Mehedi's father, Mohammad Sanaullah. The authoritarian regime didn’t just take a promising young life; it took away the dreams, joy, and final hope for survival of the Shaheed's parents.
Shaheed's Brief Profile
Name : Md. Mehedi
Date of Birth : 01/07/2003
Father's Name
& Age : Mohammad Sanaullah, 50 years old
Occupation : Day laborer
Income Source : 10,000 BDT
Place of Birth : Munshiganj
Educational Institution : Gajaria Institute of Science and Technology
Permanent Address : Village: Baro Raypara, Thana: Gajaria, District: Munshiganj
Current Address : Village: Jhauchar, Ward No. 9, Union: Pirojpur, Upazila: Sonargaon,
: District: Narayanganj
Place of Martyrdom : Shonir Akhra, Narayanganj
Date of Martyrdom : July 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Type of Injury : Bullet wounds from a RAB helicopter, with injuries to the left side of
the chest and head.
Recommendation
Secure/Arrange a permanent income source for the family.