Shariful Islam (Mohon)

On November 1, 1979, Shaheed Shariful Islam (Mohon) was born in the village of Uttar Bargachha, which is located in the Sadar Upazila in the Natore District. Md. Abdul Majid is the name of his father. Mst. Sufura Begum is his mother. His parents are getting old.
There are two brothers and two sisters of Shaheed Shariful Islam Mohon. Of the four siblings, he was the oldest. Selim Masum (42), his younger brother, works as a rice trader. His two sisters, Mita Begum (age 25) and Moyna Begum (age 30), are married.
Shaheed Shariful Islam Mohan was married. His wife's name is Jannatul Ferdousi. She is a housewife by profession. He has a 16-year-old son named Farhan Fuad who is studying in the eleventh grade. His son Fuad was involved with the anti-discrimination student movement from the very beginning.
Shaheed Shariful Islam (Mohon) ran a workshop business. He has a workshop shop named 'Fuad SS Metal' in Natore Sadar. The shop is rented. The income from this shop was used to run his family and pay for his son's education expenses.
How He Became a Martyr
One of the most talked-about names in Natore is Jannati Palace. This is the lavish home of Natore Sadar's despotic MP, Shafiqul Islam Shimul. This house was off limits to the general public.
August 5, 2024. Thousands of people took to the streets upon hearing the news of Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country. Thousands of people took position in the Kanhaikhali old bus stand area of the city. From 3 PM that day, small processions of students and the public came out from different areas of the city to the main road. From the victory procession, the students and the public began to chant various slogans about Sheikh Hasina's departure from the country. Many were also seen distributing sweets. Students and the public were also seen embracing the army personnel.
That day, the destination of most people in Natore was Jannati Palace, the house of the tyrannical MP Shafiqul Islam Shimul. After MP Shimul fled, thousands of people gathered to see his Jannati Palace. Mohan also went to that much-talked-about and controversial Jannati Palace for that purpose. At around 4 PM, the angry mob set fire to MP Shimul's residence, Jannati Palace. When the ground floor of the house caught fire, everyone tried to come down from the upper floor as they could. But due to an auto lock in a room, Mohan and several others got trapped in that room. They could not get out despite many attempts. The fire spread all around. At one point, everyone in the room became lifeless. Then, Mohan and everyone else died from burns.
Meanwhile, the Maghrib Azan had been called, but Mohan had not yet returned home, and his phone was also switched off! Everyone in the house was very worried. Mohan's elder brother ran around a lot; that whole night, they searched for Mohan in various places.
The next day, on August 6, curious people gathered again in front of MP Shimul's burnt house, Jannati Palace. Then they suddenly saw a burnt body. After entering, they found 3 more bodies one by one. Among them was Mohan. This is how Martyr Shariful Islam Mohan was found by his family.
Some More Words
Shaheed Shariful Islam Mohan, a father of one son, 45 years old, used to run a workshop by renting a shop. Mohan lived in a rented house with his wife and children. Their family was managing with limited income.
Little by little, his son also grew up. He is studying in the eleventh grade. Expenses are also increasing. So, Mohan's wish was to go abroad and earn money to bring prosperity to the family.
Meanwhile, the students' Anti-Discrimination Student Movement started in the country. Mohan's 16-year-old son also regularly participated in the movement. On August 4, while going to the movement, Awami League activists beat up Mohan's son. The next day, when Sheikh Hasina left power and fled, Mohan went to the joyous procession by rickshaw. Before leaving, Mohan said to his wife Jannatul Ferdousi, "Look, the ones who beat your son yesterday have fled the country today."
Joyous processions everywhere! Free birds flapping their wings in the sky. Mohan also felt like he was a free bird. That's why he went out to the joyous procession. But did anyone think that his going out would be his last? Mohan did spread his wings in the sky like a free bird, but he never returned to his nest. A cruel twist of fate!
Losing Mohan, his family has fallen into a great crisis. A wife mourning the loss of her husband, a son orphaned by his father! Their faces cannot be looked at. It seems that no one has the words to console them. They just stare blankly at the path where their husband, their father, will return.
Shariful did not have his own cultivable land. He was the only source of income for the family. After his Martyrdom, the family's source of income has stopped completely. As a result, his wife and son are now extremely helpless and destitute!