Md. Shamchu Molla

Shaheed Shamchu Molla was a resident of Purbo Khabashpur village in Kotwali Thana of Faridpur district. Shamchu Molla was the second among the nine sons and daughters of his father, Md. Motaleb Molla, and mother, Ambia Khatun. Born in 1965, due to poverty, he ended his studies after the ninth grade and started working as a bus driver to earn a living. At the time of his death, he was working as a driver for Faridpur to Dhaka Bikash Paribahan.
After a long-married life, Shamchu Molla got divorced from his first wife due to various problems 8 years ago. Shamchu Molla had a son and a daughter from his first wife. He beautifully arranged the marriages of both the son and the daughter. Later, he married Meghla Begum and was living very happily. Meghla Begum has a beautiful, healthy daughter. The girl is five years old. Shamchu Molla had many dreams about his daughter named Shammi. He wanted to make her a big doctor even though it was difficult for him. But his dream remained a dream. The oppressive Awami League police shattered his dream and martyred him with bullets. Shamchu Molla never imagined that on this day of victory, he would be martyred by the bullets of the police.
Circumstances of Martyrdom
According to international reports, Sheikh Hasina's second term as Prime Minister (2009-2024) was criticized for economic mismanagement and widespread corruption, which led to increasing foreign debt, rising inflation, youth unemployment, and banking irregularities. During this time, an estimated US$150 billion or 17.6 trillion Taka was illegally siphoned out of Bangladesh. In 2022, anti-government protests began demanding Sheikh Hasina's resignation. In June 2024, a new nationwide student protest began demanding quota reforms in government jobs. The protests faced brutal repression by law enforcement agencies and paramilitary forces, resulting in the deaths of many students. In early August, these protests turned into a full-fledged popular uprising against the government, which eventually forced Hasina to resign and flee to India.
On August 5, 2024, at 4:30 PM, Shaheed Shamchu Molla lovingly said to his daughter, "Ma Shammi, you will sit down to study with your mother after evening. You cannot become a great doctor if you do not study well. And if you don't become a doctor, it will be difficult to serve people." The martyr's daughter hugged him and kissed him on the forehead, and said, "Daddy, you will bring me a lot of doctor's toys, right? I will play with them." Shamchu Molla kissed his daughter and said to his wife Meghla Begum, "You will teach my daughter in every evening. I have very big dreams about her." At around 4:50 PM, Shamchu Molla left home to participate in the victory procession to celebrate the fall of the autocrat and subsequently to go to his workplace. Who knew that this departure would be Shamchu Molla's last, and that it would never be possible to return alive? Even after the fall of the autocrat, the monstrous attitude of their cohorts did not go away. That is why they shot Shamchu Molla to dead. Do they not know that there are wives and children in Shamchu Molla's house, and that there is no one else to take care of them? That if Shamchu Molla is not there, they will not be able to get food, this was supposed to be known to them. But they are a blot on the name of human beings, there is nothing called conscience inside them, they are worse than animals, how will they know?
On August 5, at around 5 PM, Martyr Shamchu Molla was sitting at a tea stall in front of Faridpur Kotwali police station, participating in the victory procession and having tea. After a while, suddenly the police, Chhatra League, and Awami League started moving forward, firing bullets like rain. The people on the street were running away, and the people in the shops were either running towards the street or closing the shutters of the shops and entering inside. How ruthless people can be to commit such a heinous act! No one fires like this on unarmed people! That too after defeat! Such an incident has never happened anywhere in the history of the world. Anyway, Shamchu Molla left his tea and tried to run away along the road for a safe haven. But a bullet from the terrorist police hit his head. Shamchu Molla immediately fell on the road. He died there instantly.
Words of Shaheed Shamchu Molla's Wife
My husband was always in favor of Islam, he used to pray. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina, he said to me, "By the infinite mercy of Allah, we have achieved complete independence today. The fascist government has been looting our country for a long time. No one could sleep in peace. The Awami League government had snatched away the security of our lives. The Sheikh Hasina government had made such a beautiful Bangladesh uninhabitable." My husband did not commit any crime, did not do any wrong. He protested against injustice all his life, but why was he killed? What will I do now with my daughter, how will I survive? I want proper punishment for those who killed my husband.
Family Condition
Martyr Shamchu Molla has 1 son and 1 daughter from his first wife. They are married and have their own families. Apart from the present house, they have no property. Shamchu Molla was the only source of income. Now his wife Meghla Begum is living a helpless life with one daughter.
Martyr Md. Shamchu Molla at a Glance
Name: Md. Shamchu Molla
Date of Birth: 05-05-1965
Place of Birth: Purbo Khabashpur, Kotwali, Faridpur
Occupation: Bus Driver
Present Address: Village: Purbo Khabashpur, Union: Faridpur Sadar, Police Station: Kotwali, District: Faridpur
Permanent Address: Village: Purbo Khabashpur, Union: Faridpur Sadar, Police Station: Kotwali, District: Faridpur
Father's Name: Late Motaleb Molla
Mother's Name: Late Ambia Khatun
Wife: Meghla Begum
Two Daughters: 1. Morium Akhter (13), Adarsha Balika Vidyalaya, Seventh Grade 2. Sammi Akhter (5), Purbo Khabashpur Primary School, Nursery
Perpetrator: Awami League Terrorists and Police
Place and Time of Injury: In front of Faridpur Kotwali Police Station, 05-8-2024, 5:30 PM Date, Time and Place of Death: In front of Faridpur Kotwali Police Station, 05-08-2024, 5:35 PM Graveyard: 06-08-2024, Alipur Municipal Graveyard, Faridpur
Proposals
• Provide a one-time financial grant and regular monthly allowance to the martyr's family.
• Make all necessary arrangements to facilitate the education of the younger daughter, including her becoming a doctor.
• Arrange for a job for the martyr's second wife according to her qualifications.