Md. Shakib Anjum

Rajshahi is a neat, tidy, calm, beautiful and clean small city. Boalia police station is located next to the district headquarters of this city. And Talaimari village is under this police station. Talaimari is a gentle village nestled on the banks of the enchanting Padma. A couple from a respectable family of this village, Md. Mainul Haque and Rokeya Khatun. The first child of the family, Md. Shakib Anjum, came to illuminate the house of this couple. That day was February 1, 1997.
On the day of Shakib's birth, this family was decorated in colorful attire. The fountain of joy overflowed. Sweets were distributed from house to house. All the dreams of a businessman father and a housewife mother seemed to be fulfilled with the arrival of Shakib.
Then Shakib grew up little by little with love and affection. Learning to read and write from the local school. Then studying in school, college and university. Shakib was preparing to go abroad for higher education after completing his graduation from the CSE department of the famous Barendra University of Rajshahi.
Currently Shakib was a service holder. He had been working in the sales department of Organic Care since 2020. He also regularly helped in his father's grocery business. Shakib was married. His wife Nishat Salsabil has completed her graduation from Rajshahi College and is pursuing her post graduation. Shakib has two brothers, one is Md. Akib Anjum. He is studying Honors at Bangabondhu College. The youngest brother Md. Asif Anjum is studying in a madrasa in Uttara.
How Shakib Anjum Was Martyred
Martyr Shakib was a fighting soldier of the anti-discrimination student movement. He was with this movement from the very beginning. August 5, 2024, the day of the fall of the autocrat and the day of the final victory of the mass movement of students and people. Even that day, the city of Rajshahi was turbulent with the movement of students and people from morning. Thousands of students and people marched from Talaimari Mor of his own area of Rajshahi city towards the heart of the city, Ray Saheb Bazar area.
The time is 1:15 pm. Shots were fired at this procession of students and people led by Awami League leader Dablu Sarkar. The students scattered in all directions to save their lives. Awami terrorists attacked some female students. In this situation, Shakib Anjum ran and tried to provide safe shelter for the female students inside a house. While most of the women went inside the house, Awami terrorists ran and shot Shakib Anjum twice from the front, below the neck and on the upper part of the left side of the chest. Even then, when Shakib Anjum tried to enter the house, Awami terrorists brutally hacked his shoulder from behind with sharp weapons. Even though Shakib entered the house in a bullet-riddled and seriously injured condition, profuse bleeding continued. The Awami terrorist force besieged the house after sensing the presence of injured Shakib Anjum and other female students.
Meanwhile, due to excessive bleeding, Shakib Anjum gradually became weak and after some time, fell into the lap of death. Rajshahi Medical College was nearby. But it was not possible to take him to the hospital due to the Awami terrorist force. Later, when Shakib was rescued and taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, the doctors on duty declared him dead.
The next day, on August 6, after the first funeral in the area after Zuhr and the second funeral in Tikapara Graveyard after Asr, Shaheed Md: Anjum Shakib was buried there.
Mourning in the Family
A deep black shadow of mourning descended on Shakib's family due to the news of his death. Mother Rokeya Khatun became speechless after hearing that her beloved son was brutally killed by the Awami terrorist force. Her chest heaved with grief. It was as if her heart was torn out. She says, a few days ago, a gas cylinder caught fire in the market. There my Shakib ran and put out the fire. If he saw any danger to people, he would rush to them first. I used to say, 'Son, you worry so much for people, but don't think about us. What will happen to us if something happens to you?' Before he went to the movement, I said, 'Son, what if there is any danger?' My Shakib says to me, 'Mother, how many people are giving their lives, and can I sit at home?' While saying these words, mother Rokeya Begum started crying profusely.
Hearing the news of his death, the two eyes of his father Mainul Haque became like rivers of tears. The speechless father started wailing in the pain of his son's separation. The condition of his two younger brothers was also similar. They became depressed after losing their beloved elder brother. It was as if their hearts had been torn apart.
And the beloved wife! She is speechless and still! Her face has become pale in the grief of her beloved husband. She cannot sleep at night in the grief of her husband. She feels as if her chest has become empty. In the grief of her husband, she still cries out in the middle of the night. Shakib's wife Nishat Salsabil says crying, while going to the movement on August 5, he said to me, 'Take out my new shirt, I will wear it and go to the movement.'
Financial Condition of Shaheed Shakib Anjum's Family
The family of Shaheed Shakib Anjum is quite well off financially. The main source of income for his family at present is his father Mainul Haque. He runs a grocery store in Rajshahi city. His monthly income from the grocery business is about Tk 40,000. Besides, they have a three-story house in Talaimari area of Rajshahi city.