Md. Ifty Abdullah

Md. Ifty Abdullah was a brave and hardworking person. He was born on August 31, 2000, in Moddar Char village of Mehendiganj Upazila of Barishal district. His father's name is Yunus Sarkar and mother's name is Rabeya Begum. His parents lovingly named their only son Ifty with deep love and affection. His father enrolled him in the village madrasa as a hobby. He could not study much further due to not being attentive in studies. Their life was going through an economically fragile state in the rural environment. In this situation, he moved to Dhaka with his family and took a driver's job. He was the only breadwinner of his family. Ifty dreamed that one day he too would have a golden family. But leaving this colorful dream unrealized, Ifty was being martyred at the hands of the police force of the autocratic government.
Family condition:
Ifty Abdullah lived with his parents in a rented house in the Motijheel area of the capital. All the expenses of the family were dependent on Ifty's income. There was no land or property outside the homestead in the house. Ifty and his family were spending their days in this miserable condition. With his death, the family has become completely destitute. The whole family is now on the verge of taking to the streets after losing him. They have no assets left to call their own. At present, they are suffering from economic crisis. Now they are worried about how they will survive and how they will manage the household expenses. The absence of the head of the family has pushed their lives into darkness. That is why the poet said,
"Why do sorrows come in procession like this,
Stopping the rhythm of the lives of hardworking people?
Why do sorrows repeatedly fall in love with them,
Covering their lives full of laughter and tears with silence?"
In this dire situation, they hope that the society will help, so that some light can be brought back into their lives.
How He Became a Martyr:
The anti-discrimination student movement was going on throughout July, 2024. The students mainly raised their demands through peaceful protests, human chains, protest rallies, and seminars. However, in various cases, the movement was seen to become violent, where tension arose between the security forces and the students. Because the autocratic government was not accepting the just demands of the students and was carrying out extreme levels of torture. Bullets, rubber bullets, sound grenades and tear shells were being fired all over the country targeting the students and the public. The chests of thousands of mothers were being emptied, thousands of children were becoming fatherless, and many were becoming widows before the color of the mehendi on their hands dried. Seeing all this, the common people of the country could not sit silently. One of them was Ifty Abdullah. Who could see his own reflection in the faces of the oppressed students and the public. So, responding to his good conscience, he joined the movement every day. During that time, he tried to help by standing by the students and the public through extreme adversity. At one point, this movement turned into a movement to overthrow the government. Hundreds of thousands of students and the public poured across the country. The chants of the fall of the autocratic Hasina began to resonate from mouth to mouth.
In the course of this incident, on Friday afternoon, July 19, 2024, he joined the rally in Rampura, the capital, to participate in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. There was gunfire there throughout the day. The police, RAB, BGB and the controversial organizations of the murderous Awami League were active on the streets. The students still held their position on the streets. The streets were being bloodied by the ruling party's vandalism. Hospitals were filling up with the injured and the dead. Meanwhile, Ifty's family started searching for him and a shadow of fear appeared on their faces. His sister, with a sky of worry, tried to contact him on the phone again and again, but he could not be found on the phone. In this situation, they saw on TV that many people had been killed. Then Ifty's father saw Ifty's body lying over there. In an instant, a father's sky-high dreams and only dependence was shattered. Receiving punishment without any fault, another name, Ifty Abdullah, was added to the caravan of Martyrs in this way.
Above all, the student public had called for a non-cooperation movement from August 4, and on that day itself, the announcement came that there would be a "Long March to Dhaka" the next day. Through this, the country was freed from autocracy. But Martyr Ifty Abdullah could not enjoy the joy of liberation of that free country. His memory remains in the hearts of millions of people. That is why in the words of the poet,
"He who embraces death
Becomes a memory,
Some for a moment
Some live for a thousand years.
Some in the pages of memory
Reign with might,
Whose body on the ground
Just remains lying."
Feelings of close relatives and friends about the shaheed:
There is a saying, "A man does not live in years but in deeds," which is exactly the case with Ifty Abdullah.
His neighbor says, "Ifty Abdullah is a very good boy. He used to talk to everyone with a smile. He had no personal enmity with anyone. Besides, everyone in the area has said the same thing about him."
His sister says, "My brother was a very good man, he never had any quarrels with anyone. He had a good relationship with everyone in the village. He used to buy us clothes for Eid. It feels very bad when I remember him."
Personal Information of the Martyr at a Glance
Full Name: Md. Ifty Abdullah
Born: 24-06-2010
Occupation: Driver
Father: Yunus Sarkar
Mother: Rabeya Begum
Address: Village: Moddar Char, Union: Pother Hat, Police Station: Mehendiganj, District: Barishal
Current Address: Motijheel, Dhaka
Family members: 4
Place and date of injury: Rampura Dhaka, July 19, 6 PM
Assailant: Police
Date and place of death: While undergoing treatment in the hospital, 21/07/2024
Location of Martyr's Grave: Kishoreganj (Maternal Grandfather's House)
Proposals for the Martyr’s Family
1. It would be helpful to set up a business for the father.
2. Arranging housing for the family.
3. Arrangements to preserve his memory.