Emon Hossain Akash

"A mother's only support, her son,
also fell victim to tyranny."
Shaheed Md. Emon Hossain was born on September 28, 2002. His birthplace is Shariatpur, Dhaka. His father is Md. Motiur Rahman and his mother's name is Mst. Baby Akhtar. His parents separated shortly after his birth. Shaheed Emon grew up with his mother. His mother supported him by cooking in student messes. Emon grew up and learned freelancing and took over the responsibility of the family. Mother and son lived in a rented house in Pallabi, Mirpur. His mother suffers from diabetes. She is often ill. The only support of the sick mother was her son Emon. From a young age, he was very polite. He used to offer five daily prayers regularly. Despite being born in a poor family, Shaheed Emon was a selfless, resilient, active and sacrificing youth. His neighbors, relatives and colleagues were very pleased with his behavior.
Shaheed Md. Emon has been facing a critical situation in his family since childhood. His parents got divorced in his childhood and his father remarried elsewhere. He stopped all contact with Shaheed Emon and his mother. The mother wanted to live by holding on to her son. But that was not to be. On August 4, 2024, Shaheed Emon Hossain Akash was martyred after being injured by police gunfire at Mirpur No. 10 intersection.How Emon Hossain was martyred
The anti-discrimination movement of '24 was basically the result of Hasina's 16 years of misrule. As soon as she came to power, Hasina's government started injustice and oppression. Illegal methods are adopted to make the power permanent. The MPs and ministers of the Awami League turned into ogres. In the name of development, thousands of crores of rupees are looted and smuggled abroad. Through corruption, bribery, extortion, money laundering, black marketing, market control through syndicates, bank looting, money laundering etc., the country's financial system is brought to the brink of destruction.
The Awami government gradually destroyed the country's education system. Massive investment in the education sector is essential for accelerating national development. But this sector is the most neglected one. By placing incompetent people in the education department, this sector is tainted. In the name of creativity, all kinds of arrangements were completed to make the country talentless. In 2024, a new curriculum was formulated and a conspiracy was hatched to create a morally bankrupt nation. When the parents protested, inhuman methods were adopted to resist them. By appointing party incompetent people as teachers in the universities, the nation is made talentless.
By appointing party people in the enforcing agencies, the policing system of the country is made ineffective. Extreme hatred and anger of the people was born on the police force.
With the ever-increasing market price hike, the life of the common man becomes absolutely unbearable. The lower middle class and lower-class people are forced to live without food and half-starved as they cannot bear the extra market price. The disparity between the rich and the poor took extreme shape all around.
The unemployment problem in the country continues to increase day by day. Yet no initiative for solution is seen. Through the quota system in government jobs, the talented are severely undervalued. Incompetent people are placed in important positions of the country. The talented people of the country are severely discriminated against. 56% quota is maintained in BCS. Apart from this, up to 85% quota was exercised in all government jobs. When the discrimination got such extreme shape, the students and the public become vocal. Students and the public take to the field against discrimination.
The movement started in 2018. Students and the public took to the field under the leadership of Dakshu VP Nur to press home their demands. To suppress the movement, the cohorts of the ruling party attacked Nur. The Chhatra League attacked the general students. In the face of the movement, the then Prime Minister became forced announced the cancellation of the quota system in an executive order.
In 2024, the High Court in an order canceled this executive order. The movement started again. 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 jumped into 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 other lethal 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. At night, the autocratic killer Hasina, in response to a journalist's question, abusively termed 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. It was a big irony.
On Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 1 pm, Emon Hossain left his house to participate in the anti-discrimination movement. He took a position at Mirpur 10. Police at that time fired rubber bullets, tear gas and sound grenades to disperse the protesters. Students and the public tried to resist the police by throwing bricks and stones. But the student public could not survive there as the police force suddenly opened fire. Burning started in the eyes due to the smoke of tear gas. One after another, ordinary students were shot and fell face down on the road. Many became senseless. More than a hundred were injured. Within moments, the Mirpur 10 area turned into a death trap. In such a terrible situation, Shaheed Emon Hossain Akash, risking his life, started the work of rescuing the bullet-ridden people and sending them to the hospital. He came forward with water to quench the thirst of the thirsty. But it was not possible to survive amidst the indiscriminate firing of the police. Just some moments before Maghrib, a bullet from the killer force entered Emon's head from the right side and exited from the left side. He was martyred on the spot.
Martyr's Profile at a Glance
Name : Shaheed Emon Hossain Akash
Profession : Freelancer
Date of Birth : 28/09/2002
Father : Md. Motiur Rahman
Mother : Mst. Baby Akhtar
Date of Martyrdom : August 4, 2024, Sunday
Place of Injury : Mirpur 10, intersection, Dhaka
Place of Martyrdom : August 4, 2024, Sunday, after Maghrib, Mirpur-10, Golchattar
Permanent Address : Shariatpur, Dhaka
Current Address : Mirpur 10, Dhaka
Burial : His first funeral was held in Mirpur. And the second funeral was
held in Matbkandi village, Shariatpur. After the funeral, he was buried
in the local graveyard.