Kausar Mahmud

Kausar Mahmud (22), a fourth-year student at BGC Trust University in Chittagong. On August 2, he posted a picture of the movement on his profile in the city's New Market and wrote, "The coming Falgun will not be double, it will be of 160 million." This was Kausar's last status on Facebook. Two days later, he was seriously injured in an attack by police and Chhatra League in the same New Market. After being on the verge of life and death for 70 days, Kausar left this world. Kausar Mahmud passed away on Sunday, October 13, at around 10:30 pm while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.
Kausar Mahmud has two brothers and a sister. His father, Abdul Motaleb, is a businessman. Kausar's home is in Bhatra Union of Ramganj Upazila of Lakshmipur. Abdul Motaleb has been living with his family for a long time on Chittagong Commerce College Road in the city. He has a grocery store in Mogaltuli.
What happened in New Market on August 4th
A day before the mass uprising, on August 4, Chittagong became a tinderbox. More than two hundred students and people were injured in armed attacks by the Awami League and its affiliated organizations. Most of them were shot.
As previously announced, by 10 am on August 4, angry students and the public took position in the New Market area of the city. At around 11:30 am, Chhatra League activists, a terrorist organization that destroys the environment of educational institutions, opened fire on the protesters from the City College area of the city. At this time the protesters were scattered. Then the protesters were divided into three groups and took position around Kadamtali, Kotwali and Reazuddin Bazar, and the controversial police force of the autocratic government fired bullets, tear gas and rubber bullets at them.
On the other hand, Chhatra League and Jubo League activists carried out armed attacks on the students who were positioned on the three roads to escape the police attack. At this time, most of the protesters were injured.
Awami League leaders and activists, including Chhatra League-Jubo League, were seen using sophisticated AK-47s, shotguns, pistols, long-range rifles, Chinese axes, machetes and various other weapons. Students were openly shot in the city's Kadamtali, Tigerpass, CRB, Dewanhat, Enayet Bazar, Kazir Deuri and Bahaddarhat. Many of the protesters were stabbed in public.
What happened to Kausar
Kausar Mahmud, a student of BGC Trust University, got involved in the movement from the very beginning of the anti-discrimination student-public movement. He was active in the movement centered on New Market and Dewanhat in the city. On August 4, he participated in the previously announced movement of students and the public in New Market. At around 11:30 am, police, Chhatra League, Jubo League and armed terrorists attacked the students.
At this time, Kausar fell to the ground due to the tear gas shell thrown by the police. Then his kidney was hit by the brutal beating of the Chhatra League. It is to be noted that according to the family's information, Kausar Mahmud was suffering from kidney disease beforehand. The next day, August 5, Kausar was admitted to Islami Bank Hospital in the city. Doctors said that Kausar's two kidneys had failed due to serious injuries. Kausar was on life support at Islami Bank Hospital for two weeks. Later, Kausar was taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka by the anti-discrimination student movement. This student was martyred after being under treatment for 70 days.
Kausar's first funeral was held at the Chittagong Central Shaheed Minar on Monday, October 14. After the second funeral at the Abdur Rahman Matbar Jame Mosque, the body was buried next to the mosque.
Kausar narrated the incident that happened to him. In an interview with a private television, Kausar said, "I fell on the road after eating the police's tear gas. There the Chhatra League terrorists beat me. I went to bed without telling my parents anything. Later my pain and cramps started."
Remarks from acquaintances
Friends and relatives, including everyone, are crying at the news of Kausar's death. August 9 was Kausar's 22nd birthday. On that day, Kausar's younger brother Sultan Mahmud posted a picture of the birthday cake and Kausar under treatment on Facebook and wrote, Happy Birthday brother. Today is two months and ten days that I can't talk to you properly. I don't feel good if I don't quarrel with you one day. But today, how many days I can't even talk to you.
Kausar's friend Tanjim Uddin wrote, Kausar Mahmud of our 41st batch returned to the custody of Allah. May Allah Almighty grant my friend Jannat. In two years of university life, you were lively in many small memories, tours, Iftar, excursions, everywhere with you. I will miss you.
Family financial condition
Kausar Mahmud was a fourth-semester student of the BBA department of BGC Trust University. He was the eldest child of his family. His father runs a grocery store in the Mogaltuli area of Chittagong. They live in a rented house in the Commerce College area with their family. Father Abdul Motaleb educates three sons and a daughter from the income of the grocery store. Abdul Motaleb is a caridiac patient. He has a joint house with his brothers. There is no own land.
Shaheed Kausar Mahmud: A Summary
Name: Kausar Mahmud
Profession: Student
Father: Abdul Motaleb
Mother: Nurjahan Begum
Siblings:
1. Sultan Mahmud Naeem
2. Nadim Mahmud Nadim, 8th grade, Madinatul Awlia Madrasa
3. Jannatul Mawa Nadira, 1st grade, Madinatul Awlia Madrasa
Permanent Address: Bhatara Union, Ramganj, Lakshmipur
Date of Injury: August 4, 2024
Date of Death: October 13, 2024, Sunday
Place of Martyrdom: Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka
Assailant: Terrorist Chhatra League and Jubo League
Burial: Abdur Rahman Matbar Jame Mosque, Chittagong
Proposals
1. Support the education of one brother and one sister.
2. Provide business or one-time financial assistance to the father.