Rasel Mia

On January 27, 1998, Shaheed Rasel Mia, the second child of Makshuda Begum and Mr. Abul Kashem, a day laborer, was born in Dhaka. In pursuit of work, his father traveled from the far-off Noakhali district to the capital city of Dhaka. He and his wife and three kids moved into a leased home in Kadamtali's Merajnagar neighborhood. The martyr's father eventually suffered from paralysis. Rasel Mia was given familial responsibilities at a young age. He was unable to pursue his education much further as a result. Shaheed Rasel started working as a hawker and used his modest money to support his family and his ailing mother and father. Ahsan, Shaheed's brother, is employed at a car garage as an assistant mechanic.
Bloody July-August
It was the beginning of July. The former head of government, the killer Sheikh Hasina, compared the students protesting for quota reform in government jobs to Razakars. Students protested against her remarks in a unique way on the streets. Without understanding the emotions of the students, the autocratic Awami League government and its top level took revenge on them instead. Not only that, the then ruling Awami League and the controversial Chhatra League attacked the students. They beat and bloodied even the female students. That attack sowed the seed of mass explosion. Since then, the movement has changed its course. Demands have been raised for the trial of the attackers. Even then, the cannibalistic Awami League government continued its harsh attitude and repressive policies towards the students. The oppression and mass arrests turned out to be a boomerang. The list of students' demands is increasing. They also get the solidarity of the common people.
Even after this, the devilish Awami League government took one wrong decision after another to stop the students. They remained steadfast in its strict policies. The bullets fired by the law enforcers and the Awami goons had turned the movement into the mass explosion. After that, students started a movement to remove the government under the banner of the anti-discrimination student movement with innovative programs. A one-point demand for the fall of the government is announced from the Shaheed Minar. An all-out non-cooperation of students and people began.
In the mass uprising of students and people, on August 5, the former autocratic Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country to New Delhi, India. Later, the army chief General Wakar-Uz-Zaman announced the formation of an interim government. After that, the President dissolved the government, ending the nearly 16-year negative rule of the Awami League. Three days later, on August 8, the interim government's advisory council, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus, was sworn in.
The two coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, along with 17 advisors of the interim government, took the oath. With the advisors being given the responsibility of various ministries, the administrative activities began to return to normal. In this movement of students and people, at least 1,000 people have been killed and several thousand people have been injured, including children, teenagers, youths and women. These casualties occurred in the attacks and torture of the law enforcement forces in the movement. Students from schools to universities stood chest to chest on the streets in front of the oppressive repression of the monstrous Hasina government. Young men, housewives and parents all united on the streets to get rid of the autocrat. In this, the light of the eyes of almost 900 people has been extinguished. Hundreds of people are groaning on hospital beds with bullet wounds on their bodies. Bullets have pierced the bodies of children, teenagers, women and even the elderly.
Participation in the movement and description of overall events
On July 19, 2024, Rasel Mia came out after offering Jummah prayers at the Kutubkhali Grand Mosque. The capital was then turbulent. The anti-discrimination student movement processions all around seemed to turn into battlefields in and around Jatrabari. Shaheed Rasel joined the movement without returning home. The killer police, RAB, BGB and Ansar forces of the autocratic government continuously fired indiscriminately to resist the movement. Suddenly a bullet hit Rasel Mia's body. He was rescued from the spot and taken to the hospital by the students and the public. When he was admitted to Mitford Hospital, the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Are they human?
Bringing Shaheed Rasel Mia's body was problematic. Several times, his older brother was returned with the news that the body would not be turned over. The martyr's older brother was once mercilessly beaten by the heedless Ansar force. He was left in front of the hospital, bleeding. The body of the martyr was attempted to be hidden. The ire of the dispersed populace compelled the Ansar members, supported by Hasina, to return the body. Following the funeral, the martyr's remains were subsequently interred in the Jurain graveyard.
Life of Shaheed Rasel Mia at a glanceShaheed Rasel joined the movement without returning home. The killer police, RAB, BGB and Ansar forces of the autocratic government continuously fired indiscriminately to resist the movement. Suddenly a bullet hit Rasel Mia's body. He was rescued from the spot and taken to the hospital by the students and the public. When he was admitted to Mitford Hospital, the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Are they human?
Bringing Shaheed Rasel Mia's body was problematic. Several times, his older brother was returned with the news that the body would not be turned over. The martyr's older brother was once mercilessly beaten by the heedless Ansar force. He was left in front of the hospital, bleeding. The body of the martyr was attempted to be hidden. The ire of the dispersed populace compelled the Ansar members, supported by Hasina, to return the body. Following the funeral, the martyr's remains were subsequently interred in the Jurain graveyard.
Proposals
1. The martyr's elder brother is an assistant mechanic in a motor garage. He can be helped with a one-time grant to arrange for the ownership of his own motor garage.
2. The martyr's father is an old paralyzed patient. He needs proper treatment.
3. Monthly assistance can be provided for the maintenance of the martyr's family.
Neighbor's feelings about the martyr
Neighbor Mst. Rasheda Begum said, “Shaheed Rasel Mia was a religious, simple and prayerful person. Everyone in the area was satisfied with his behavior. I want exemplary punishment for his killers.”
Name : Rasel Mia
Profession : Hawker of goods
Date of birth and age : January 27, 1998 (26)
Date of injury : July 19, 2024, after Jummah prayers (approximately 2 pm)
Date of martyrdom : July 19, 2024
Place : In front of Kutubkhali Grand Mosque
Date of martyrdom : July 19, 2024
Place : In front of Kutubkhali Mosque
Place of burial : Jurain Graveyard
Permanent and current address : House: 1185, Village: Mohammadbagh, Union: Merajnagar
Thana: Kadamtali, District: Dhaka
Father : Abul Kashem (currently paralyzed)
Mother : Makshuda Begum
Condition of house and property : No land or dwelling house
Description of siblings:
Ahsan Age: 32 Profession: Car garage mechanic, Relationship: Elder brother
Shireen Akhtar Age: 26, Profession: Housewife, Relationship: Sister