Shah Alam

Shaheed Shah Alam was born on November 29, 1983, in Anantapur village of Jaipur Union under Homna Upazila of Comilla district. He was born to Renu Mia and Safia Begum. He and his brothers moved to Dhaka with their family when he was very young. In Dhaka, his father would do various jobs to support the family. Sometimes day labor, sometimes small business on the sidewalk, sometimes taking care of someone's business, this is how their days went. Therefore, much of Shaheed Shah Alam's childhood was spent in the capital Dhaka. At first, he lived with his family in the Badda area. There he studied at Badda Ideal School. Later, when the martyr's family returned to their own district of Comilla, he could not continue his studies despite having many wishes. After that, he was engaged in various jobs in Dhaka. He worked in a garment factory for a significant period of his life. He was last working at Jan Garments in Rampura area.
Shah Alam's Heroism That Day
At that time, the 'Complete Shutdown' or all-out non-cooperation movement called by the anti-discrimination student movement was going on all over the country. On that day, that is, on July 18, several clashes took place between the protesting students, Chhatra League and the police in the area from Rampura Bridge to Merul Badda in the capital.
As part of the students' 'Complete Shutdown' program across the country and the protest against the killing of numerous innocent students and people of the country including Shaheed Abu Saeed, Shaheed Faisal Mahmud Shanto after July 16, students of BRAC University and other educational institutions blocked the road and started protesting at around 10:30 am that day. To disperse that peaceful movement, the autocratic government's pet police first went to that area and started throwing tear shells and rubber bullets one after another.
Later, the police fled the area in the face of combined resistance from the agitated students and the public. Local eyewitnesses said that ordinary students were still protesting in the Rampura Bridge area. After a while, armed terrorist Chhatra League and Awami League workers began to gather in front of the BTV building. At one point after 11 o'clock, they chased the protesting students. When the students tried to resist them, the whole area turned into a battlefield of clashes. In this way, clashes continued between the common students and the public and the terrorist organizations Chhatra League and Jubo League unleashed by the autocratic Hasina government. Shah Alam could not accept such an attack on the students by the terrorist Chhatra League-Jubo League and the cruel police.
Seeing such a barbaric attack on the innocent students who were movement for logical demands, perhaps Shah Alam remembered those famous lines of the famous poem 'Do not be afraid, O human soul' by the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, “Do not be afraid, O human soul, do not break down in sorrow, this drunken man of the underworld will not remain on the earth. His throne is stained with injustice and sin, His sword is rusted with the curse of the oppressed.”
So, at one point, he himself joined the resistance. Then the killer police returned to the scene of the movement for the second time, this time they started firing indiscriminately at the protesting students and the public from the Canadian University building. When numerous ordinary people like Shah Alam joined the agitated students and started resisting, the police members got trapped in that building. Subsequently, many platoons of BGB members arrived at the scene of the conflict and began firing indiscriminately at the defenseless students and bystanders with assault rifles, Type 56 carbines, and AK-47s. The murderer's bullet once struck Shah Alam's chest, piercing it instantaneously and becoming lodged next to his spine. He stood up and began to writhe in agony. He was rescued from the scene with considerable effort by a few regular students who were moving with him, and they promptly transported him to the hospital. The procedure began right away, and the medical staff's on-call doctors removed the bullet after several exhausting hours of work.
Shah Alam on the verge of life and death and the perfunctory treatment system
After being shot on July 18 and being admitted to Dhaka Medical College, the killer's bullet was removed from his body through an operation. But by then the killer bullet had lacerated the lungs and chest. Shah Alam was having difficulty breathing, despite such intense pain, the date of the surgery was repeatedly postponed. After regaining consciousness after the first surgery, Shah Alam repeatedly complained of pain in his chest and spine. This time the doctors decided to do another lung surgery to artificially ventilate him. Although the operation day was initially scheduled for August 1, the operation day was repeatedly postponed for various reasons. Although the date of the second phase of surgery was fixed for August 3 and 4, the date was postponed again.
Finally, the second phase of the operation was performed on August 5 at the earnest request of Shah Alam's wife Shilpi Begum. But since then, the condition of Shah Alam, who was lying in the hospital in a seriously injured condition, started deteriorating. When Shah Alam's family took the report of the patient's overall condition after the operation to a senior surgeon of Dhaka Medical on their own responsibility, he said, “The patient's condition has deteriorated slightly after the operation. According to the condition of the lungs, his surgery was not done.” Finally, after being on the verge of life and death for a long 26 days, Shah Alam ended his life's journey on Tuesday, August 13 at 3 o'clock at night.
“His life journey ended, in this mortal world He remained immortal as a hero of new independence.”
Funeral and Burial
Later, the martyr's body was taken to his village. There, after the funeral, he was buried in the Antarpur graveyard.
Regret remained about the treatment of Shaheed Shah Alam
Mst. Shilpi Begum, wife of Shaheed Md. Shah Alam, said with much regret about the negligence in her husband's treatment and the mismanagement of the medical system in Dhaka Medical College and across the country. She said, “After my husband was admitted to Dhaka Medical College on July 18, we were informed at 8 pm by collecting the number from his mobile phone. After going to the hospital quickly, the bullet was removed from his body through surgery at 12 o'clock at night. However, after regaining consciousness, he was complaining of severe pain in his chest and spine. Later, after another operation on the 5th, he was gradually becoming weak. When we showed his post-operative report to an experienced doctor, he said that the operation was not as expected. Meanwhile, we have faced various kinds of suffering in the hospital. At first, the medical officials and employees were reluctant to give us a bed in the ICU. Later, when my brother made requests in various places, he was transferred to a bed in the burn unit.”
When we asked her how much of the government-declared assistance they received in the treatment, she said with considerable anger and frustration, “We did not receive any significant assistance. We spent about 1 lakh 20 thousand Taka for staying in the medical for 26 days and for medicines, which we had to bear entirely.”
Current economic condition of the martyr's family
Shilpi Begum, Shaheed Shah Alam's wife, is experiencing a lot of hardship with her family while he is away. In the past, his earnings were utilized to support the family. She is now somewhat concerned about the future and her three fatherless children. "At first, I borrowed from my elder brother and got my husband treated," the martyr's wife stated. Later, the housing rent and the kids' school tuition confused me once more.
In the meantime, I settled the 12,000 Taka housing rent arrears after being awarded a 1 lakh Taka grant by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. And the remaining funds are currently being used for everyday necessities; I'm not sure how long this will continue. She has taken the initiative to vacate the rented home in the Rampura neighborhood in the interim. She and her three defenseless children will next reside at her father's home at 25 Number Lane in North Badda. The martyr's three orphan children's school must also be abandoned, in addition to the Rampura residence. Once more, Shah Alam would frequently give his parents in the area, who were in need of financial support. Thus, after losing their kid, his mother Safia Begum, a homemaker, and father Renu Mia, a vegetable vendor, are confused.
Proposals
1: It is very important to arrange a permanent source of income for the three orphan children of the martyr's family and his helpless wife.
2: Financial assistance is also needed for the martyr's poor vegetable seller father and elderly mother.
Information about the Martyr at a glance
Martyr's full name : Shah Alam
Date of birth : November 29, 1983
Profession : Garment worker
Father's name : Renu Mia
Father's profession and age : Raw material business on a van, 65 years old
Mother's name : Safia Begum
Mother's profession and age : Housewife, 60 years old
Wife's name : Shilpi Begum
Wife's profession and age : Housewife, 32 years old
Family's monthly income : No income
Current number of family members : 6 people
Names, ages and institutions of children:
Md. Sabbir (15), Studying in class 9 of Al Forkan High School
Md. Yamin (11), Studying in class 4 of Al Forkan High School
Mst. Fahmida (02), Studying in class 2 of Al Forkan High School
Place of injury : Near Rampura Bridge, Dhaka
Time of injury : Approximately 5 pm
Place of death : Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Time of death : August 13, 2024, 3 am
Location of the martyr's grave : Antarpur Graveyard, Jaipur, Comilla
Address information
Permanent address : Village: Anantapur, Union: Jaipur, Upazila: Homna, District: Comilla
Current address : Road number: 25, North Badda, Dhaka.