Md. Yusuf Sheikh

Md. Yusuf Sheikh. He was born on January 1, 1958, in Kushtia district. He worked in the blood bank of Kushtia Sadar Hospital. His father was Emdat Ali and his mother was Mosammat Bhanumati. His family consisted of his wife. He also had a daughter who is married. He lived in Charthana Para, Kushtia Sadar. He was the sole breadwinner in his family.
Practical Life
He married off his only daughter and kept her with him. He lived in a dilapidated two-room house with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and grandson near the Charpara Thana embankment. He worked in the blood bank of Kushtia Sadar Hospital until the last day of his life. Shaheed Yusuf Sheikh spent almost his entire life in the hospital. As a person, he was extremely good. He performed his duties with great honesty. He tried to fulfill his religious responsibilities equally. He spent his time at Kushtia Sadar Hospital not for any illness of his own, but for the service of the people. The bullets fired by the monstrous police stopped his human service work forever.
The Day of Martyrdom
The students' quota reform movement at one point turned from an anti-discrimination movement into a movement to overthrow the fascist Hasina. Like the rest of the country, Kushtia also erupted in a one-point movement. Thousands of students and people, empty-handed, broke out in protests at various points in the city. On August 5, the movement took a final shape. People took out processions from various places in the capital, Dhaka, towards Ganobhaban. On that day, after leaving his workplace, the blood bank of Kushtia Sadar Hospital, he learned that his grandson had participated in the movement. He went out around 2:30 to look for his grandson. While searching, he got caught in a clash in front of the Kushtia Fire Service Station. At 3:30 pm, he was shot in front of the fire service and martyred on the spot. He who used to rush to the hospital with blood to save people's lives was killed by a beast in human form. What could be more heinous than this! The man who worked for people all his life, his wife is living helplessly. It is difficult for the locals and the hospital staff to accept this.
Relatives' Feelings about the Martyr
Md. Sohel, the martyr's son-in-law and a rickshaw puller, said, "My father-in-law used to live with us. He was an extremely good man." Sima Khatun, the martyr's daughter, said, "My father's Punjabi that he used to wear for prayers, which he used to wear for office duty, everything is there, only my father is not. I want fair trial from the government for my father's killers." With the intense pain of losing a loved one, their future has become uncertain. The martyr's family members hope that the people of the country will stand by them in this difficult time.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Name: Md. Yusuf Sheikh
Birth: 01-01-1958, Kushtia
Father's Name: Late Emdat Ali
Mother's Name: Mosammat Bhanumati
Occupation: Employed
Workplace: Kushtia Sadar Hospital
Date of Martyrdom: 05-08-2024
Address: Village: Charthana Para, Upazila: Kushtia Sadar, District: Kushtia
Suggestion
• Arrange regular allowances for the martyr's family.