Md. Shahin Bari

Martyr Shahin's father's name is Hasan Bari and mother's name is Najma Begum. On January 16, 2005, he was born in the village of Ghunna Gobindpur, which is located in the Hizla police station in Barishal. He finished his education in his own area of Barishal up to the fifth grade. After that, he came to Dhaka Narayanganj with his family for the sake of livelihood. Martyr Shahin's father employed Shahin in the New Hirajheel Hotel in Narayanganj.
He had been working at this hotel for the past ten years, from the age of ten until now. He was promoted from a general hotel employee to a manager. Martyr Shahin's 13-year-old brother Shamim also works at this hotel. Despite working at the hotel, Martyr Shahin was against autocracy, a protester against injustice, and a supporter of the anti-discrimination student movement. He always wanted the autocratic ruler of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, to be overthrown quickly. Finally, the downfall came, but the martyr could not see it. The government's police force entered Shahin's hotel on 20-7-2024 in the afternoon and shot Shahin to death. Shahin's journey of worldly life ends.
How He Became a Martyr
The elections held during Hasina's rule were clearly rigged, and the young generation grew up without exercising their right to vote. "The banks were completely looted with political patronage. The state treasury was looted by misusing power. Sheikh Hasina decided to make the country dysfunctional by committing corruption in all sectors. The students and the public have foiled that conspiracy.
19-year-old Shahin is the son of a poor family. Hotel boy Shahin first started working with his father. After some time, he started working in another hotel in the hope of earning a little more. Shahin Bari's family of four, including his father's two sons, was doing well. After the start of the movement on July 14, the government started arresting and filing cases all over the country. The government used the party-blind administration to protect itself from the fire of the movement. The police shot at the common people without caring about any law. From 12 o'clock at night on July 19, the government declared a state of emergency to suppress the movement. The revolutionary people broke the state of emergency and protested on the streets.
On the afternoon of July 20, the revolutionary people of Narayanganj started a procession. The police fired at the procession without warning. Many people were injured and killed. Shahin Bari, along with other employees of the hotel, closed the shutters of the shop and sat down to escape the police attack. Some students and people took shelter in his shop due to fear of their lives. Many students were running around on the streets in fear of their lives. The murderous police force lifted the hotel shutter and attacked everyone in the hotel. The misguided police put a gun to Shahin's body and shot him.
The brutal cops were reluctant to turn over Shahin's body after killing his parents' cherished son. The body was given to the family after considerable begging. Many were tortured by the police when they stopped the furious locals from carrying the body in a procession. With the assistance of the locals, Shahin's impoverished father transported the body to his village home after receiving it. Following the Funeral Prayer (Janazah), Shahin's remains was interred with the local population. Inside the store, government forces executed a naive youngster for no apparent cause. After losing their cherished child, the unfortunate parents are at a loss for words.
Shahin's career
His career started at the New Hirajheel Hotel on Narayanganj Chittagong Main Road. He worked at this hotel until his death. He joined this hotel as a general employee 10 years ago. Most recently, he was working as the manager of this hotel.
Statement of Martyr Shahin's proud father
My Shahin used to help me in all aspects. Such a son is not born in everyone's house. When we left the village and came to the city due to financial hardship, he had been helping me financially since then. He never misbehaved with me and used to behave well with everyone. I never thought that the terrorist police force would kill my son like this. He was not actively involved in the movement, and even if he was, going inside the hotel and killing him like this cannot be the work of ordinary police officers, but only of terrorists. The job of the police is to maintain peace and order, but we do not want the kind of police who kill ordinary people like this and empty the chests of parents. I want justice for the killing of my son.
Shahin's hotel owner's statement
Martyr Shahin Bari used to work at my hotel. He was my very trusted manager. I was relieved to leave the hotel to him. He was a very good boy and used to pray five times a day. He never overlooked injustice. He could not tolerate all these misdeeds of the Awami League government. He played a leading role in the anti-discrimination student movement. He always prayed that Allah would quickly bring about the downfall of this government. The downfall happened, but he could not see it. Shahin was killed in front of me. I was also shot, but I survived by luck. I grabbed the police's feet and cried and said, "Leave Shahin. He is not guilty. None of us went to the movement. We are the owners of the hotel." Even then, the notorious police force put a gun to Shahin's chest and fired two shots in a row.
Proposal:
1. Monthly allowance can be arranged.
Personal Information of the Martyr at a Glance
Martyr’s Full Name: Md. Shahin Bari
Date of Birth: 16-01-2005
Place of Birth: Ghunna Gobindpur, Hizla, Barishal
Occupation: Manager, New Hirajheel Hotel, near Narayanganj Chittagong Main Road
Current Address: Singra, Boubazar, Narayanganj
Permanent Address: Village: Ghunna Gobindpur, Union: Barjalia, Police Station: Hizla, District: Barishal
Father's Name: Hasan Bari (63), Hotel Business
Mother's Name: Mst. Najma Begum (55), Housewife
Younger Brother: Shamim Reza (13), Hotel Work
Assailant: Awami League-supported terrorist police force
Place and Time of Injury: New Hirajheel Hotel, Chittagong Main Road, Narayanganj, 20-07-2024 at 6:00 PM
Date, Time, and Place of Death: 20-07-2024, at 6:00 PM, Hirajheel Hotel, Chittagong Main Road, Narayanganj
Funeral Prayer (Janazah): 21-07-2024 at 10:00 AM
Location of Martyr's Grave: Family graveyard in his own village.