Md. Mirajul Islam Ornob

Shaheed Md. Mirajul Islam Ornob, one of the martyrs of the anti-discrimination student movement. Mirajul Islam was born on October 27, 2002. His birthplace is Shariatpur. Shaheed Mirajul's father is Mr. Md. Abu Taleb and mother is Mosa. Sahida Begum. Shaheed Md. Mirajul was his father's only son. He passed Intermediate from Donia College. Due to family financial constraints, he could not continue his studies. He earned his own expenses by working in a travel agency in Fakirapul, Dhaka. He was martyred while participating in the July 2024 revolution and taking a stand against the autocracy.
Family Condition
The economic condition of Shaheed Md. Mirajul's family is very weak. Due to family disputes, Shaheed Miraj had to live in constant mental unrest. He has a sister. After the death of his first mother, his uncle raised his younger sister and arranged her marriage at the appropriate age. The martyr's father returned from Europe and started a small business in the area. But the business was not going well. So Miraj took a small rented house and brought both his parents to Dhaka. A week before his martyrdom, there was a fight between his parents. At one point, Miraj's uncle came and beat his father. Miraj was forced to take his father to the village and leave him with his uncle. After Miraj's death, the family's problems have increased further. His mother has separated. His father has become old and cannot do any work. He has become mentally broken after his son's death. There is no one to look after him.
Detailed Description of the Incident
In the July 2024 revolution, the 16-year-old fascist misrule came to an end through 36 days of bloody war. Our beloved motherland regained its independence. The autocratic killer Sheikh Hasina fled the country and took refuge in India.
Our beloved land has been ruled and exploited by foreigners many times, for many years. Bengal, rich in natural beauty and various natural resources, has repeatedly attracted the attention of foreigners. Our ancestors were exploited by the Turks, Mughals, the British and the Pakistan. Then Bangladesh achieved independence. After that, the Pakistanis started exploiting us. In 1971, through a 9-month bloody war, the 24-year exploitation and deprivation of Pakistan came to an end. The independence of the Bengalis was achieved.
Although there is a history of being exploited by foreigners many times, we have never been exploited by domestic forces. But this happened during the Awami League rule. A new history is created by Sheikh Hasina's government, known as the Pharaoh of Bengal. In 2008, through a rigged election, Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government started a black chapter in history. After coming to power, they started working against the people, although there were talks of public welfare in the election manifesto. Through disappearances, murders, killings, black marketing, corruption, bribery, money laundering abroad, syndicates, bank loot, enriching government officials' pockets in the name of development, extrajudicial killings, etc., the entire system of the country was brought to the brink of destruction. Meanwhile, the rise in commodity prices caused extreme hardship for the people. Through extortion and tendering, they have taken the common people hostage. It has become difficult for ordinary people to survive due to the dominance of party people. As a result, extreme anger is created in the public mind.
Inequality has become extreme everywhere in society. Extreme discrimination is created in the recruitment of government jobs. Through the quota system, the meritorious are devalued. After completing their studies, many meritorious students commit suicide due to not getting suitable jobs anywhere. Through corruption, nepotism, bribery, etc., unqualified people are appointed in the administration. This injustice cannot be tolerated by the students and the public. The students and the public become vocal against the long-standing discrimination of the government. They take to the streets. The government obstructs the movement of the students and the public and makes a failed plan to suppress the logical movement.
As a result of the multifaceted torture of the autocratic forces, the student leaders announced a complete shutdown across the country on July 19. In this call, the students and the public of all universities and colleges come down to the streets defying all obstacles. On this day, the entire city of Dhaka and various districts are turned into battlefields in clashes between the police and the protesters across the country. Shaheed Md. Mirajul left home and joined the protesters in the Bosila area of Mohammadpur. At this time, the police, RAB, BGB, and Awami terrorists together started firing at the protesters. In front of the RAB office, they started firing indiscriminately at the protesters targeting them from helicopters. In the face of the shooting, the protesters started running in different directions.
At this time, two bullets hit Miraj from the helicopter. One bullet hit his leg, and another bullet entered through the left side of his chest and exited through the right side. The helpless Miraj fell to the ground after being shot. The paved concrete road is stained with blood. He started shouting after falling to the ground with bullet wounds. The people around came and put him in a car to take him to the hospital. At this time, he repeatedly wanted to see his beloved father and uncle. He was martyred on the way to the hospital. When he was taken to the Suhrawardy Medical College, the doctor on duty there declared him dead. It was approximately 6 pm then. Upon receiving the news of his death, his father and uncles rushed from the village. A wave of mourning swept through the family due to such a tragic death. Father Abu Taleb became mentally broken after losing his only son.
After his death, his uncles wanted to take his body to the village. But on the advice of his uncles, he was buried in the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in the capital.
Statement of a close relative about the martyr
Mr. Asaduzzaman, the martyr's uncle, said, "I feel very sorry for my nephew, Shaheed Mirajul. The boy could never be happy. He had to take responsibility for the family at a young age. Despite family unrest, he joined the anti-discrimination movement. He was martyred after being injured by police bullets. I pray for my nephew; may Allah accept him as a martyr. Amen."
Shaheed Md. Mirajul Islam Ornob at a glance
Name: Shaheed Md. Mirajul Islam Ornob
Father: Mr. Md. Abu Taleb
Mother: Mo: Sahida Begum
Born: 27/10/2002
Birthplace: Shariatpur
Profession: Student, also worked
Date of Injury: July 19, 2024, Mohammadpur Bashir Road
Date of Martyrdom: July 19, 2024, Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital
Permanent Address: Village: Nandansar, Post Office: Gharisar-8022, Naria, Shariatpur
Current Address: Village: Nandansar, Post Office: Gharisar-8022, Naria, Shariatpur