Ria Gope

The ever-lively, cheerful Ria Gope was born on November 24, 2017. At the time of her death, she was a 6-year-6-month-old student. She was a first-grade student at 32 No. Nayamath Government Primary School in Narayanganj. Ria's handwriting was very beautiful, and she was very interested in studying. Her father is Dipak Kumar Gope, age 40, and her mother is Beauty Ghosh, age 30. Ria was very fond of traveling. She would ask her father, who adored her, to take her out whenever she got the chance.
Knowledge-Seeking Ria
Child Ria not only roamed around, played, and made merry with friends. Despite being so young, she tried her best to participate in family work and help with neighbors' tasks. Despite all this, her interest in studies and knowledge-seeking did not diminish at all. She was proficient in religious education and intelligent and sharp in school studies. She always tried to mingle with her classmates like her own siblings. Besides learning her own lessons, Ria helped others as much as possible. Victim Ria had a passion for reading books.
The knowledge-seeking Ria used to borrow various books from her peers or older cousins and her favorite teachers at school. She tried to learn and know various things using the internet on her father's old Android mobile. Her number of friends at school also increased. She regularly chatted there and listened to the experiences of elders. Stories of various contemporary issues were shared in the conversations with friends, classmates, and elders.
The Incident of Martyrdom
From the very beginning of the creation of Bangladesh, people have been the victims of various injustices, exploitation, oppression, and tyranny. The freedom-loving people of this country have repeatedly stood up against such atrocities in response to the demands of the time. At the same time, the students have expressed solidarity with the struggling people by roaring. Moreover, glorious history bears witness that the movement and struggle have always been initiated by students in the critical times of the country. When the car named Bangladesh failed its brakes, and the passengers’ named Bangladeshis were terrified; when there was pain, sorrow, screams, wailing, and clear signs of certain destruction all around, such barbarity of the state machinery could strike a chord in the mind of the young, protesting, socially conscious Azizul Mia.
Because everything was happening in front of him. He was hearing the terrible cries of people with his own ears; the sighs of a grieving heart. He was seeing with his own eyes how the ruling-named exploitative groups were indiscriminately killing people. In 15 years, the Awami misrule, vote theft, corruption, killings, injustice, and oppression had created adverse reactions in the public mind. The Awami government again started conspiring to re-establish the quota system. Although Sheikh Hasina accepted all demands in the face of strong student protests in 2018, there was a volcano of hatred in her heart. Therefore, after consolidating power in a one-sided election in 2024, the Hasina government wanted to bring back the quota system. A continuous movement started from July 1 demanding the reform of quotas in government jobs. This non-violent movement turned violent from July 15.
Armed killer Chhatra League, Jubo League, Shechashebok League, and police and RAB members started attacking the unarmed students and the public in the movement. After the martyrdom of Shaheed Abu Saeed in Rangpur, the movement turned into a mass movement. The quota reform movement gradually turned into a public movement. It spread across the country as an anti-discrimination student-public movement. Initially, the non-violent movement of the ordinary students gradually moved towards an anti-fascist government uprising. Gradually, this movement was not limited to the students; it became a huge mass uprising of the people of the country. People of all castes, religions, and creeds came out on the streets expressing solidarity with this uprising. In the face of the angry public, the head of the autocratic government, Sheikh Hasina, was forced to resign on August 5. But before resigning, she left behind countless misdeeds of her heinous and distorted mind.
As part of this, armed forces were unleashed on the protesters and many innocent people. They were Martyred by their bullets. Passing to the Hereafter The student-public movement across the country became turbulent. The sky and air were shaken by the thunderous roars of the freedom-loving students and the public on the streets. The power-hungry autocrat Hasina became a bloodthirsty demon, engaging in a procession of corpses to end such revolutionary voices forever. Her barbaric brutality did not spare anyone, young or old. It did not spare the innocent child Ria, who was growing up laughing and playing. July 19, 20 24, is a tragic day in the history of Bangladesh. The students and the public of the country were carrying out an anti-discrimination movement. At that time, Ria was playing on the roof of her house. Around 5 PM, in an unexpected incident, Ria was shot. Her life was extinguished. The incident occurred during an attack by the autocratic killer Hasina's assassin armed forces. Ria was shot in the head, and her family members immediately took her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Tragically, Ria died on July 24, 2024, at 10 AM while undergoing treatment. The news of her death created deep sorrow for her family and neighbors. Feelings Ria's death has wounded not only a family but also the entire society. Her dreams, play, and life were cut short. Through this incident, the people of the country have faced a harsh truth, which forces us all to think. The injustice done to innocent children like Ria Gop challenges our humanity.
Ria's Personal Information at a Glance
Name : Ria Gope
Date of Birth : 24/11/2017
Age : 6 years 6 months
Occupation : Student
Name of Educational
Institution : Nayamath Government Primary School
Class : 1st
Current Address : House: 27, Area: Nayamath,
: Police Station: Sadar, District : Narayanganj
Father's Name : Dipak Kumar Gope
Age : 40
Mother's Name : Beauty Ghosh
Age : 30
Place of Incident : Roof of the house
Attacker : Autocratic killer Hasina's assassin armed forces
Date and Time of
Injury : July 19, 2024, 5 PM
Date, Time, and
Place of Death : July 24, 2024, 10 AM,
: Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Burial : Own area (cremation)
Proposals
1. A good residence is urgently needed.
2. It would be helpful to set up a business for the father.