Md. Zakir Hossain

Shaheed Md. Zakir Hossain is the son of A. Mannan Hang and Ambia Begum of Masuakhali village in Betagi Sankipur Union of Dashmina Upazila. He lost his father almost 15 years ago. Zakir was the third among three brothers and two sisters. Leaving his wife, children, and mother in a new house in the Uttar Lakshmipur bus stand area of the upazila headquarters, he worked in a burqa factory in Kaliganj police station in Keraniganj, the capital.
Shaheed Md. Zakir Hossain was born in 1990 in Patuakhali district. He had to struggle with poverty from birth. Due to being born in a poor family, he did not have much opportunity to study. He lost his father at a young age and became guardian less. To support the family, he learned tailoring. Although he could not study himself, he was careful about his child's education. He dreamt of educating his daughter and making her highly educated. But that dream remained a dream. Injured by the oppressor's bullet, all his dreams vanished in an instant. He was shot by police on July 19, 2024, and was being martyred on July 24.
Family Condition
The family economic condition of Shaheed Zakir Hossain is extremely deplorable. He was the only earning member of the family. The family ran on his income. His daughter's education, his mother's medicine expenses, and the family's livelihood all ran on his single income. With his death, a wave of grief has started to flow in the family. The family is in a state of paralysis. They do not have any significant land that can support the family. There is no one to help this family.
Incident of Martyrdom
Md. Zakir Hossain's family said that on July 19 (Friday) at around 3:30 pm, Zakir was shot in the stomach on the street in the Shani Akhra Rayerbag overbridge area during a clash in the quota reform movement. Upon receiving the news, Zakir's brother-in-law Touhidul Islam rescued him in critical condition and admitted him to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital for treatment. He died there under treatment on July 24 (Wednesday) at around 12 midnight. Family members are speechless after losing Zakir. His wife is constantly crying, clutching her husband's picture to her chest. His 13-year-old child Zidni Jebin is crying for her father. His mother is almost mad with grief at the loss of her son. After the post-mortem at the Dhaka Medical College morgue, Zakir's body was taken home by ambulance at around 11:30 pm on Thursday, July 25. At this time, relatives, neighbors, and friends broke down in tears. The funeral was held that night at the Uttar Lakshmipur Government Primary School grounds. Later, he was buried in the family graveyard in Masuakhali village of Betagi Sankipur Union of the upazila.
Feelings of relatives about the Shaheed
Zakir Hossain (35), a youth from Dashmina Upazila of Patuakhali, was shot in the capital's Shani Akhra on July 19 during the quota reform movement. He died after five days of treatment. Visiting Zakir's house, it was learned that his mother Ambia Begum is almost mad after losing her son. His wife Salma Begum is constantly weeping, clutching her husband's picture to her chest. His only daughter Zidni Jebin is breaking down in tears after losing her father. With his death, it seems as if the sky has fallen on the family.
Zakir's wife Salma Begum said, "My husband used to work in a burqa factory in Dhaka. Our family ran solely on his income. We somehow managed to live amidst hardship by paying for my mother's medicine and my child's education. What will happen to us now? I don't understand how I will manage my only child's education expenses. Please pray for my husband."
Zidni Jebin, the only daughter of Shaheed Md. Zakir Hossain and a seventh-grade student of Dashmina Government Model Secondary School, said, "My father was very good. He gave me whatever I wanted. Who will bear my education expenses now? I want justice for my father's killers." She further said, "After coming home for a few days' leave, my father left for his workplace in Kaliganj, Dhaka on Monday evening, July 15. While leaving, he told me, 'Next time I will bring you a beautiful three-piece and a school bag.'" Ambia Begum, the mother of Shaheed Zakir, said in a tearful voice, "What have you come to hear? Please pray for my son. I want justice for those who shot and killed my son."
Shaheed Md. Zakir Hossain at a glance
Name : Shaheed Md. Zakir Hossain
Birth : 01/03/1990
Place of birth : Patuakhali
Occupation : Tailor
Father : Late A. Mannan Hang
Mother : Mosammat Ambia Begum
Date of injury : July 19, 2024, 3 PM
Date of Martyrdom : July 19, 2024, 12 AM
Permanent and current address : Village: Paschim Lakshmipur, Union: Sador, Thana: Dashmina, District: Patuakhali
Proposals
1. Monthly and one-time financial assistance may be provided to the Shaheed's family
2. The responsibility of the Shaheed's daughter's education can be taken
3. The cost of the Shaheed's mother's treatment can be provided