Md. Shakil Hasan

"We have no one else but our brother. God gave a gold in the house of the poor" - the Martyr's elder sister
Shaheed Md. Shakil Hasan (Manik) was born on March 27, 2001 in the village of Bahadurpur, located in Gabtali Upazila in the Bogura district. The mother is 45-year-old homemaker Shahinur Begum, while the father is 50-year-old day worker Moklechar Rahman. Born in a poor family, Martyr Shakil Hasan passed HSC with great difficulty and took a job as a doctor's assistant at Popular Diagnostic Center in Jatrabari, Dhaka, to continue his studies. Alongside his job, he was studying in the second year of degree at Government Shah Sultan College.
On August 5, he joined the movement with the students in Jatrabari. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, when the police started firing indiscriminately in front of Jatrabari police station, Shakil Hasan took shelter under the flyover. When Shakil Hasan was moving from one place to another for shelter, the police shot him directly in the head. Witnesses said that Shakil embraced Martyrdom on the spot. At 1:30 that night, Martyr Shakil Hasan's body was taken to his village home and buried over there.
How He Became a Martyr
The killer autocrat Hasina, also known as the Mother of Mafia, considered the country to be her father's property. She considered the common people of the country to be slave-like subjects. That is why the slogan of the freedom-seeking people against the killer Hasina was "The country is not anyone's father's". Although the country was considered to be democratic on paper, there was not a single sign of democracy in the country. The people of this country have repeatedly taken to the streets to demand their rights, but the brutal killer Hasina was able to suppress those movements with weapons. But her throne was shaken by the students' Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The freedom-seeking public declared solidarity with the anti-discrimination student leaders. The ousted autocrat Hasina, who was desperate to protect her throne, became extremely power-hungry. The turbulent movement of July was moving towards its end at the beginning of August. People could feel Hasina's certain fall. That is why the Ganobhaban siege program of August 6 was brought a day before August 5.
With such a determined oath as 'Either victory or the death of Martyrdom', thousands and thousands, millions of students and the public made the streets trembled with processions from morning onwards. Martyr Shakil Hasan was active on the streets from morning. At two o'clock in the afternoon, when the hated name of the people of this country, killer Hasina, fled to Delhi, an overwhelming wave of joy spread among the people. It was as if an unprecedented mass uprising, a long-awaited revolution. On this day too, the loyal pet forces of Sheikh Hasina, started firing on thousands of students and the public gathered in front of Jatrabari police station. People were being shot one after another. One after another dead bodies were also falling. It was as if a hellish massacre. Hasina's police force was engaged in a frenzy of killing people like birds. A bullet they fired hit Shakil Hasina's head. His head was shattered. He fell down on the road. He embraced martyrdom immediately. His lifeless body lay on the road with the bodies of many Martyrs.
Reaction of friends and relatives after Martyrdom
Losing her son, the Martyr's mother was wailing, saying, "Come back dear son, come back.”
Crying, the Martyr's elder sister was saying, "We have no one else but our brother. God gave a gold in the house of the poor." The Martyr's father says, "When my son was born, the moonlight was shining brightly. At that time, I realized that Allah had given me a very big gift. But when I saw his face at the time of the Funeral Prayer (Janazah), it seemed as if I could see the glow of light like the moonlight on his face that day. Why did they kill my child? What was his fault? He was killed unjustly. Killer Hasina has made hundreds of fathers lose their children. I want justice for the killing of my son. So that no autocrat can ever make any father lose his child again. May no father ever lose his child again.
The agony of a father who has lost his son cannot be described in any words. There will be constant bleeding in the chest. I will have to spend my whole life with the wound." The Martyr's uncle Mizan says, "Shakil was a very gentle and polite boy from a young age. He used to get along with everyone in the village. Even if someone joked or teased him, he would not say anything, he would remain silent. I think my brother has raised this boy with great difficulty. We hope that everyone from top to bottom involved in this murder will be brought to justice. May no one else's treasure be emptied like this."
The Martyr's elder sister Mukta Khatun says, "Did they kill my golden brother like this? Many brothers like my brother have given their lives for the country. We want the hanging of this killer Hasina."
Information about the Martyr's Family
Martyr Shakil Hasan Manik was born in a poor family in Gabtali Upazila of Bogura city. He lived with his parents and sister in a small tin house. Although both the siblings were meritorious, the sister was married off at a young age due to poverty, and Martyr Shakil came to Dhaka to earn a living. There was no happiness in the house of the sister who was tortured by her husband. He used to send four/five thousand Taka every month to run the family of his day laborer father. As there was no land, the Martyr's father works as a day laborer in other people's land. The economic condition of the Martyr's father and his sister's family is very miserable.
Personal Information of the Martyr at a Glance
Name : Shaheed Md. Shakil Hasan
Father's Name : Md. Moklechar Rahman (50)
Mother's Name : Mst. Shahinur Begum (45)
Sister's Name : Mst. Mukta Khatun (27)
Date of Birth : March 27, 2001
Permanent Address : Village: Bahadurpur, Union: Naruamala, Thana: Gabtali, District: Bogura
Present Address : Bahadurpur, Ward No. 4, Gabtali, Bogura
Place of Injury : Under the flyover in front of Jatrabari Police Station
Time of Injury : August 5, 2024, 3 PM
Time and Place of Death : August 5, 2024, Afternoon, In front of Jatrabari Police Station
Cause of Martyrdom : Shot by Jatrabari Thana Police
Location of Martyr’s Grave : Beside the house
Recommendations
1. Build a house for the Martyr's parents.
2. The economic condition of the Martyr's family is very bad. Financial assistance should be arranged for them.
3. The Martyr's family and his sister need a permanent job.
The country is now independent, free. Everything will be fine one day. The country will remember Shakil Hasan forever. But the wound that has been created in the Martyr's family will never be healed.