Md. Mizanur Rahman

Mizanur Rahman is a name and a representation of selflessness. Md. Mizanur Rahman struggled with poverty all of his life. On August 10, 1995, he was born in the middle of a rural area. He was his family's sole hope. He was born and raised on the rural streets, where he was always accompanied by the shadow of poverty. Although he did not have many opportunities to study, he learned the hard lesson of survival from life.
His father, Kamal Hossain Molla, is an ordinary man. Who used to put food on the family's plate with his daily earnings. Mizanur, accepting that poverty, ran a small grocery store with his own hands. He earned about 15,000 Taka monthly. This is how the family's life struggle went on with his mother Mst. Shahnaz Parveen, wife, and his little 8-month-old son Bayezid, in a small but deeply loving family.
Every day of Mizan's life was a struggle. The boy who grew up in the green open spaces of the village, who did not get a place within the boundaries of the school. He took the responsibility of the family on his own. Poverty could not stop him; his goal was to keep the family a little better. The small shop was his whole life. But those dreams could not go far. Mizan's death is an irreparable loss not only for his family but for the entire nation. Little Bayezid, whose eyes still have the first touch of life, is very helpless today after losing his father. The boy who once ran on the village's dirt road, today his self-sacrifice will remain a story among us. Mizanur Rahman's struggling life, his untimely death, and his family's terrible suffering will remain in our minds not only as a mark of grief, but also as a reflection of a nation's despair and injustice.
The Mark of Poverty on the Martyr's Family
Mizanur Rahman was the only earning member of his family. On whom the entire family's economic burden rested. His father, who once ran a grocery store, could no longer run the store as before due to his old age. Mizan took over the responsibility of the family. The small income from that small grocery store was their only means of survival. The family broke down with Mizan's death. Running the store in his absence became a big challenge. His father occasionally sits in the shop. But due to his age, he cannot fulfill his responsibilities completely. Even their little daughter, Mizan's sister, now sits in the shop and tries to support the family. But it has become very difficult to meet the family's needs from this uncertain source of income.
They were not financially well off even before. When Mizan ran the shop. Even then, they lived very hard. The meager income he earned for the family somehow covered the household expenses. Yet many needs remained unmet. But with Mizan's untimely death, that small source of income has also been closed. Mizan's family is now living in a fragile state. Every member of the family is in deep grief as well as financial crisis. Meeting daily needs has now become a big problem for them. In the house where dreams of life were once seen, now only the shadow of despair and helplessness remains.
Background of the Incident
Mizanur Rahman was a protesting voice against the past Awami misrule. The unlimited corruption, murder, disappearances, and dissatisfaction with the vote-less rule was in his heart and soul. As part of that, on July 19, 2024, an ordinary day, but a bright name in the pages of history - Mizanur Rahman. A grocer in the Banasree area of Khilgaon police station in Dhaka city, a man who stood by his family and who was weaving small dreams in his own life. That day, after the Jummah prayers, when he left the house, a different scene caught his eye - the voice of protest, the struggle for humanity, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The presence of police and BGB, the tension seemed to be in the air. Mizan continued to move forward, but faced unknown danger. In a moment, suddenly, a bullet hit his left thigh. At that moment, his whole life seemed to come to a halt.
Mizan quickly called his wife, sister, and brother-in-law. With a sorrowful voice, he said, "I have been shot." His family rushed, took Mizan to Advance Hospital. He was given first aid there. But his condition worsened. He was told to be taken to the Pangu (arthopedic) Hospital. As the bleeding increased on the way, the doctors could not save him. At 5:40 PM, the announcement came, he had died. Mizanur Rahman's death has become a symbol of despair not only for his family but for a nation. He was the hope of the family, the holder of dreams. His untimely death has become a question mark for the people of the country. Mizan's life reminds us that we must walk the path of truth with courage. May his journey become an inspiration - to stand against injustice. His memory will remind us that Martyrs like Mizanur Rahman never die in our hearts.
Feelings about the Martyr
In the eyes of Mizanur Rahman's elder sister, the memory of her brother is like a deep void. A brother was the completeness of her life, which only a sister can understand. That affectionate voice of her brother still rings in her ears - "Sister, what do you need? Take everything I have, I will fulfill all your wishes, even if it means giving all the blood in my body, I want to see you happy." No one but a brother can say such words. A brother is the greatest gift given by Allah, the value of which I feel even more after losing him today.
Today, my brother is no more, life seems full of helplessness. Wherever I look, everything is like a vast, boundless ocean, where I don't know how to swim, maybe I will drown sometime. O Allah, shower your mercy upon us. Make my brother stand with Hasan and Hussain in the field of Hashar. Grant him Jannatul Firdaus without reckoning. Lord, may we also be reunited with him in Paradise. You know, brother, your wife is still waiting for you, she still messages you about her every need. But today, no reply comes. Still, she waits, as if your reply will come. How do we explain it to her, how do we console her? Our hearts are breaking, but how will we console your pregnant wife, brother? Looking at your child, we still look for you. Your only memory, we will find you in your son Bayezid Mostakim - your smile, love, shadow. Our dear brother, everything is empty without you today.
Proposals
• Arrange all the expenses for the orphan child.
• Further enrich the father's business, which his son used to take care of.
Shaheed Md. Mizanur Rahman at a Glance
Full Name: Md. Mizanur Rahman
Born: 10/08/1995
Occupation: Grocer
Permanent Address: Keshabkathi (Mollabari), Otda, Thana: Uzirpur, District: Barishal
Current Address: Block G, House No-30, Road No-6, Rampura, Banasree, Dhaka
Father's Name: Kamal Hossain Molla
Mother's Name: Mst. Shahnaz Parveen
Monthly Income: 15000/-
Source of Income: Father's Income
Number of Family Members: 3 people
Child: 1 son Bayezid, Age: 8 months
Place of Incident: Banasree, Rampura
Assailant: By BGB and Police bullets
Time of Injury: Date: July 19, Afternoon: 3 PM
Time of Death: Date: July 19, 2024, Time: 5:40 PM
Location of Martyr’s Grave: Family Graveyard