As-Sabur

As Sabur was born on 16th February 2010. His arrival illuminated the home of his father, Md. Enab Najej (Jaki), and mother, Mosha. Rahen Jannat Ferdousi, in Ukilpara village of Mahadevpur Thana, Naogaon District. He was the youngest of his parents' two children.
Sabur lived with his parents in a rented house in Shimulbagan area of Ashulia. His father is a retired garment worker. He retired from his job seven months ago. His mother is a housewife.
The Incident
A few days after the killer Hasina fled, the video of the pile of corpses on the van, which went viral across the country, those corpses were picked up in a Laguna and later set on fire by the police after pouring petrol, Shaheed Us Sabur was among those corpses.
Sabur was a meritorious student. He studied at the traditional Shaheen College, Dhaka (Ashulia Branch). He was a 10th-grade science student at this institution. The extremely talented Sabur never came second in any class during his student life. He always passed with distinction, securing first place.
After Sabur's father's retirement, his elder brother, Md. Rezwanul Islam, used to send his father 15,000 taka every month. With that money, their expenses were managed in the rented house in Ashulia. His elder brother is working at Premier Cement Company in Bogura. After Sabur's SSC exam in 2025, his father wanted to go to Bogura with his family to live with his elder brother. But what a cruel twist of fate! That day never came in Sabur's life.
How As Sabur Became a Martyr
5th August 2024; As Sabur left home around 9:30 in the morning to join the anti-discrimination movement. Around 10:45 am, he called his elder brother and informed him that he had gone to the movement and was at Baipail Mor. Around 12:30 pm, he again called his elder brother and informed him that there was heavy firing going on there. Someone was shot in the head in front of him, someone was shot in the waist, but he was in a safe place.
Later, around 3:30 pm, he informed a brother of his house that he was in a safe place. He also asked him to inform his mother that he was safe. But since 5 pm, there was no communication between him and his family. His family members and relatives searched him in all the hospitals, clinics andthe surrounding houses in the area. But he was not found anywhere.
Later, he was searched from the morning of August 6. In the afternoon, his burnt body was found in front of Ashulia police station. On the afternoon of August 5, some policemen shot As Sabur and some other people in the legs, beat them with sticks, piled them alive in a van, then picked them up in a Laguna and set them on fire with petrol.
Sometime after Sheikh Hasina fled the country leaving power, this video went viral on social media and created a huge stir across the country. In that video clip, it is seen that some policemen are picking up many dead bodies on a van and piling them up. Then they are covering the bodies with a large cloth and taking them somewhere.
In fact, the police took those bodies in a Laguna. Then they poured petrol on them and set them on fire. Yet some were still alive. The video footage of the burnt bodies went viral on social media on August 6. But at that time, it was thought that they were probably police corpses.
More Information about Shaheed As Sabur
Sabur's father, Md. Enab Najej, retired 7 months ago after working as a quality controller in a garment factory in Ashulia, Savar for 14 years. Enab Najej has two sons. The elder son, Mohammad Rizwanul Islam, after completing his studies, is working as an executive engineer at Premier Cement Company in Bogura. He lives there with his wife and children. Enab Najej thought that there were only a few more months! After Sabur's SSC exam, he would move to Bogura with his wife and children to his elder son's house, but who knew that Enab Najej, who was waiting for his son's exam, would leave so soon. As Sabur was simple and religious. He used to pray regularly. Father Enab Najej used to cut his beard. As Sabur had repeatedly forbidden his father to cut his beard.
As Sabur was so talented that he used to secure the first position in every class. As a recognition of As Sabur's talent, many of his awards, certificates, crests and medals are still arranged at home. Only As Sabur is not there. The way As Sabur was burnt, there was no way to recognize him. But he was identified through the ID card ribbon around his neck, a small part of his T-shirt and the SIM card in his mobile phone.
Later, on August 7, he was laid to rest forever in the Mahadevpur Central Graveyard in his village home of Mahadevpur Thana in Naogaon district. The financial situation of Sabur's family is manageable. After 14 arduous years in a decent position in a textile factory, his father retired. In his village home, he has a bigha of fertile land that he leases out for 12,000 Taka year.