Md. Minarul Islam

Md. Minarul Islam was born on January 1, 1995 in Goljarbag village, Rajpara (currently Kashiadanga) Police Station under Rajshahi District. His father, the late Enamul Haque, passed away when Minarul was just two years old. His mother, Mosa. Dolly, is now a 62-year-old elderly woman.
He was the youngest of four siblings—two elder brothers and one sister. His siblings are all married and have separate families. His brothers earn their living as rickshaw pullers.
Professional Life
Shaheed Minarul Islam was a professional employee, working at Hamilton Metal Corporation Limited in Narayanganj, a concern of Bengal Group. He had been serving as a Senior Operator there since 2018. Due to his job, he resided in a mess in Siddhirganj. Minarul Islam was married. His wife, Nuresan Khatun, lived with his mother in their village home. His family consisted of his mother and wife. At the time of his martyrdom, his wife was eight months pregnant. After seven years of marriage, they were overjoyed to finally be expecting a child. However, Minarul never got to see his unborn child, as his life was tragically taken by the brutality of a murderous autocrat.
"The old mother, Dolly, has become like a stone after losing her son. She only mourns, saying—'Minarul, Minarul...'"A
How Minarul Was Martyred
July 2024. The anti-discrimination student movement began across the country demanding quota reforms. Since Abu Saeed was killed by police firing in Rangpur on July 16, the whole country became turbulent. The movement and struggle continued to grow every day. Along with that, the freedom-seeking students and people of the country continued to be martyred and crippled every day at the hands of the law and order and Awami terrorist forces.
July 20, 2024. In the mess, the members of the mess have to go to the market every day by turns. That day was Minarul's turn to market. Minarul had just stepped onto the main road from the mess alley in front were the BGB forces. As soon as they saw Minarul, they shot at him. He was immediately shot in the stomach and fell on the spot.
When the local people tried to catch Minarul and take him to the hospital, they faced strong resistance from the Awami League leaders and workers. After overcoming all obstacles, Minarul Islam was finally taken to a hospital. Due to excessive bleeding, he died on the way while being taken to Khanpur Narayanganj 300-bed hospital. without getting treatment there. After being taken to the hospital, the on-duty doctors declared him dead.
The next day, on the 21st, at 7:30 am, Minarul Islam's brother-in-law Sabbir Rahman reached Rajshahi with the body. After the Zuhr prayers, he was buried in Horgram Graveyard in Kashiadanga, Rajshahi after completing the funeral.
Minarul Islam could not see the face of his unborn child. Before that, the bullet of the autocrat took his life. Old mother Mosa: Dolly became childless. Nuresan Khatun became a widow. And the unborn child became an orphan.
Losing her son, the old mother Dolly has become like a stone in grief. She is only mourning saying Minarul Minarul. The old mother's mind does not seem to be calmed by any consolation. On the other hand, the pregnant wife is speechless, speechless after losing her husband. She does not seem to understand that her husband is no more. She cannot even think about what happened from where.
Minarul's Struggling Life
When Minarul was two years old, his father Inamul Haque passed away. Minarul Islam, who lost his father at a young age, grew up seeing the poverty of the family and the suffering of the family very closely. Fatherless orphan Enamul was constantly plagued by the scourge of poverty. Those days of suffering were only engraved in his heart.
Due to extreme poverty, his studies did not progress much. He studied up to the 8th grade at Yousef School. After that, his struggling working life started.
In February 2017, Minarul Islam got married to Mosammat Nuresan Khatun. In 2018, he got a job in an institution called Hamilton Metal Corporation Limited. Due to his job, he used to live in a mess in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj.
Although he stayed with his wife at first, when his wife became pregnant, he left his wife with his mother in the village. Then he moved into the mess. His wife Nuresan Khatun became pregnant 7 years after their marriage. Minarul Islam was overjoyed that he was going to be a father after so many years of marriage. He had many plans for his unborn child. Those hundreds of dreams and many days of waiting remained as regrets. Shaheed Md: Minarul Islam was the only earning person in the family. His salary was Tk 18000 per month. His family used to run on this money. The 3 brothers used to live together in a small two-storied house in Rajshahi. Even though they lived together, the families of his 2 brothers were separate. Minarul's family with his mother and wife was separate.
Currently, his pregnant wife Nuresan Khatun is staying at her father's house. The only source of income for his wife's parents and 9-year-old sister's 4-member family is his wife's father. He earns his living by driving an auto rickshaw on rent.