Md. Noor Hossain

"He was the only support for the family,
too left for his Lord."
Shaheed Md. Noor Hossain
Serial No.: 038
ID: Dhaka City 038
An Overview of Shaheed’s Life
Martyr Noor Hossain was born on September 6, 1996, in a lower middle-class family in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka. He was very talented since childhood. After passing SSC, he got admitted to HSC in a college in Dhaka. Along with his studies, he kept himself engaged in various social service works. A dark cloud of shadow fell on his life due to the sudden death of his father, Mr. Abdur Rashid. Shaheed Noor Hossain became an orphan after losing his father. At the time of his death, Mr. Abdur Rashid left behind a son and a daughter. In the poor family, all the expenses of the children's education were borne by the income of Mr. Abdur Rashid.
Due to the untimely death of her husband, Shaheed Noor Hossain's mother, Mst. Nurnahar Chinu, became helpless with her children. As the eldest child of the family, the responsibility of the household fell on Shaheed Noor Hossain. While struggling to run the family, it was no longer possible to concentrate on his own studies. His dream of growing up to be a great man was nipped in the bud. Leaving studies, he joined the work of a mason. The three-member family was running with the income from daily wage work.
He had to work hard to bear the cost of his younger brother's education and the cost of family. Losing the guardian of the family, he himself took on the role of guardian. Shaheed Noor Hossain had to sacrifice his own dream to fulfill his younger brother's dream. His younger brother, Md. Abir Hossain, does freelancing along with his studies. Shaheed Noor Hossain was married at an early age to a girl chosen by his family. They got divorced within 6 months of their marriage.
Shaheed Noor Hossain was vocal against injustice from his student days. He always tried to do something good for the society. Even though he could not continue his studies due to reality, he always tried to stand by the students. When the anti-discrimination student movement started, he actively participated. While protesting against injustice, this fearless brave young man also sacrificed his own life. On August 5, 2024, he was martyred by the brutal shooting of the killer police of the autocratic government in Jatrabari, the capital.
The way Noor Hossain was martyred drank the nectar of martyrdom
In the logical movement of students for quota reform, the movement took a massive turn in an instant due to the attack of the Awami demons. The quota reform movement turned into an anti-discrimination movement. The freedom-loving people of the country became vocal against the autocracy. People from all sides joined the movement. On July 15, ordinary students took position and started chanting slogans in the Shahbagh and Dhaka University areas to demand their just demands. The autocratic government resorted to illegal means to resist the movement of students demanding just demands. The government unleashed its party-backed goon Chhatra League to suppress the students.
As per the direction of Chhatra League President Saddam and General Secretary Sheikh Inan, the Chhatra League's helmet force carried out a pre-planned surprise attack on innocent students and the public with iron rods, hockey sticks, stamps, Randa, Chapati and indigenous weapons. The Chhatra League's nurtured goons and the goons brought in from various places pounced like hyenas on the unarmed students and the public. Even the unarmed sisters were not spared from their attacks. They stopped the sisters on the road and carried out barbaric torture on them. They surrounded them from all sides and beat them indiscriminately and bloodied them. At night, the autocratic killer Hasina, in response to a journalist's question, abused the students and the public as Razakars. The students and the public burst into protest in an instant.
At midnight, it was heard from the halls of DU, "Who are you, who am I? - Razakar, Razakar." In an instant, the hated word of '71 turned into a slogan of liberation in '24. The girls of the Jagannath University student hall came down to the streets in the middle of the night. Students of educational institutions across the country, including Dhaka, protested together. Since then, the movement has taken a strong shape. Gradually, the student-public movement turned into a mass movement. People of all classes and professions started joining the movement. All attempts to suppress the movement through threats, disappearances, killings, arrests, torture and repression ended in failure. Shaheed Noor Hossain was a front-line fighter of this movement. He actively participated in the anti-discrimination movement for the fall of the autocracy.
On Monday, August 5, the students and the public announced a Long March to Ganabhaban. Freedom-loving people from all over the country set out towards Ganabhaban. The killer-brokers of the autocracy, Awami League, Chhatra League, Jubo League and misguided police members jointly started attacking the students and the public with tear gas, pellet bullets, grenades, bombs, armored vehicles and modern weapons. Numerous people were attacked and martyred. Many others were injured and became disabled. Yet the students and the public do not compromise with oppression. Ignoring the bullets of the oppressor, they move forward.
Shaheed Noor Hossain was also a fearless brave warrior of this movement. He also joined with the students and the public that day. He fought valiantly with the killers and goons of the autocracy. He played the role of a brave young man until the moment of his martyrdom. The autocratic government was faced with the wrath of the students and the public. Seeing the situation deteriorating, the autocratic killer Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee the country. On August 5, 2024, around eleven o'clock, she submitted her resignation letter to the President. After that, the killer Sheikh Hasina fled to India by helicopter. When the news of Sheikh Hasina's escape spread, joyous processions were held across the country.
People from different places in Dhaka came to Ganabhaban with joyous processions. But the killer broker terrorists of the autocracy attacked them too. Shaheed Noor Hossain was marching towards Ganabhaban with a joyous procession. He was attacked when he came in front of Jatrabari police station. There, the police of Jatrabari police station suddenly opened fire on the public. The Awami terrorists joined the police. At one point, Shaheed Noor Hossain was shot. Several bullets hit his chest. He fell to the ground and there he drank the nectar of martyrdom. The students tried hard but could not save him. He was taken to the local Delta Health Care Jatrabari Limited Hospital. The on-duty doctor said that he had already died. His death made his family, neighbors, friends, all mournful.
Statements of his close relatives and friends about the martyr
Borhan Uddin, a friend of Shaheed Noor Hossain and a student of the 14-15 session of Dhaka University, said, “Md. Noor Hossain was my school friend. He was a very good man. He always protested against all injustices. Following that, after work, We used to discuss the movement and he was deeply concerned about the situation of the country. From July 18, Noor Hossain was regularly participating in meetings and processions. On August 5, 2024, the police of Jatrabari police station opened fire without warning in the victory procession. Many people were shot and martyred there. Shaheed Noor Hossain was also among them. Shaheed Noor Hossain will forever be immortal among us. I want a fair trial for my friend's murder and I seek overall cooperation by standing by his family.”
Family financial condition
Shaheed Md. Noor Hossain was a mason. His father, Mr. Md. Abdur Rashid, passed away 10 years ago. Shaheed Noor Hossain's family has no own property. The financial condition of the family is very bad. Shaheed Noor Hossain ran the family by working as a mason. The family was run by his single income. His family lives in a rented house in Jatrabari. The number of family members is 3. Shaheed Noor Hossain's mother is distraught after losing her son.
Martyr's Profile at a Glance
Name : Shaheed Md. Noor Hossain, Occupation: Mason
Date of Birth : 06/09/1996
Place of Birth : Dhaka
Father : Mr. Md. Abdur Rashid (Deceased)
Mother : Nurnahar Chinu, Occupation: Housewife
Date of Injury : August 5, 2024, around 2:30 PM
Date and Place of Martyrdom : August 5, 2024, Jatrabari
Burial : Matuail Graveyard
Permanent and Current Address : Donia, Jatrabari, Dhaka