Biplob Mondol

Biplob Mondol is one of the student-public martyrs who were martyred on the final victory day of the anti-autocracy mass uprising held in July-August 2024, on the 36th of July, i.e., August 5th. Biplob Mondol was born on July 8, 1991, in a poor family in Shimulia village of Chandpur Union of Naogaon Sadar Upazila in Naogaon district. He was the 2nd among 4 children of his parents.
Biplob Mondol's father's name is Md. Lutfar Mondol (65). He is a day laborer by profession. His monthly income is 8000 taka. His mother's name is Mosammat Bilkis Begum (60). His elder sister Lata Akter Memi (35) is employed. His younger sister Brishti Khatun (26) is a housewife. His younger brother Md. Firoz Hossain (29) works in a press. Shaheed Biplob Mondol lived in Baipail, Savar, Dhaka. He was a barber by profession. He worked in a salon. He was married. His wife's name is Mosammat Arifa Akter (27) and she is a garment worker. He has a 9-year-old daughter named Amena Khatun.
The student movement against discrimination gradually turned into a mass movement of students and people to overthrow the autocracy. On August 5, 2024, this movement moved towards its final victory. As the day progressed from morning to noon, the turbulent wave of students and people increased. Biplob Mandal joined the student-people's procession in Baipail. In his heart was the boundless courage to drive away the autocracy. The time was exactly 12:30 pm. In the turbulent movement, the mass murderer Hasina's pet police force fired indiscriminately. A bullet pierced Biplob Mandal's neck.
Upon receiving the news, his wife Arifa Akhtar rushed to the spot. But not finding Biplob Mandal there, she searched for him in various hospitals. After searching all day, she returned home with a grieving heart. The next day, on August 6, she went to Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hospital. There, from several dead bodies, she identified the body of her husband, Shaheed Md. Biplob Mandal. It was learned that he had been martyred on the spot.
Some more words about Shaheed Biplob
Biplob was born in a poor family. None of the four siblings could study much due to poverty. Being the eldest son of the family, Biplob had to take the helm of the family at an early age. In 2013, Biplob Mandal was married to Arifa Akhtar. One year after the marriage, a daughter was born to them, illuminating their home. They named her Amena Khatun.
Other than their homestead, they don't have any arable land. Every member of the family works at different jobs to make a living. He worked as a barber by trade. In the Naogaon district's Madar Molla Bazar, he worked in someone else's salon. His younger sibling is employed at a printing mill. His dad is employed as a day laborer. At home, his mother and the wife of his younger brother use spinning wheels to weave thread. Biplob shared a mud home with his spouse and kids. Two houses with semi-walls were constructed by his father and younger brother.
Biplob, thinking about the future of their child, went to Dhaka with his wife and children in the hope of earning extra income. His wife, Arifa Begum, started working in a garment factory in Baipail. Everyone in Shaheed Biplob Mandal's family is very devastated by his death. His wife, Arifa Akhtar, breaks down in tears when asked about her husband. She cannot control herself. She is restless thinking about where to go with her only daughter, what to do, and what her future holds. She cannot sleep in her husband's grief. Weeping, she talks about her husband's love, how he could not stay angry for long after a fight, and how much he loved and cared for his daughter.
Amena Khatun, 9, Shaheed Biplob Mandal's only child, is still dealing with the profound anguish of losing her father. She starts crying the moment someone asks her about her father. Maybe there haven't been any words of comfort prepared for this young child yet.