Nazmul Islam Raju

Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju was born on December 25, 1984. His birthplace is Munshibari village in Mymensingh district. This beautiful village is located in the City Union of Kotwali Thana in Mymensingh district. Nazmul Islam Raju was born to Md. Nilu and Mosa. Sajeda Begum. Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju was a tailor by profession. He worked as a tailor in a tailoring shop in Uttara, Dhaka, to support his family.
Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju's family includes his parents, wife, and a daughter. Raju has one elder brother, who has his own family.
Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju's father has no land. So, like a foreigner in his own country, he had to live in a rented house in his village. After his death, his parents, wife, and daughter were forced to move into his elder brother's house, where his elder brother's wife and a daughter also live. Currently, this family of seven is living in a very helpless condition.
How Nazmul Islam Raju Became a Martyr:
August 5, 2024, was the day of the final victory of the anti-discrimination student-people's movement and the student-people's mass uprising. On this day, at 2 PM, Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju spoke to his wife on the phone. He called his wife for some money so that he could reach home from Uttara. Shortly afterward, the news of Sheikh Hasina's victory spread throughout Dhaka and the entire country. The general public came out onto the streets and into the neighborhoods and began celebrating the victory. There was also a flood of people in Uttara that day. At around 4:30 PM, Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju went out onto the street to participate in the victory procession and to see the overall situation.
As Hasina fled, people were chanting various anti-autocracy slogans in small celebratory processions. At one point, the police launched a surprise attack on the procession and opened fire indiscriminately. A bullet hit Shaheed Nazmul Islam's body. Shaheed Raju collapsed on the street in an instant. He was bleeding profusely. He breathed his last shortly afterward. An eyewitness said that Raju passed away at approximately 5 o'clock (4:57 PM).
Meanwhile, Raju's family could not find him. Doubt arose in his wife's mind. Her heart began to ache. Unable to find Raju, she rushed to Uttara and began searching for him in one hospital after another. By then, a storm of pain had risen in her heart, a storm that was breaking and shattering her soul. She already felt the pain of losing her husband.
Finally, Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju's body was found in the morgue of the Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Hospital.
What Else is Known About Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju:
Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju lived in the Munshibari area of Mymensingh city. Having no land, property, or wealth, he had to live in a rented house in his own village like a foreigner in his own country. He worked as a tailor in a tailoring shop in Uttara, Dhaka, and barely managed to support his wife and children. But who knew that on the day when people were smiling the smile of victory in the changed circumstances of the country, his life would come to an end!
He went out to see the victory celebration in the new freedom after the fall of the autocrat and was killed by police bullets. Leaving his family in pain, he left his only daughter an orphan and went to a world from which there is no return. His death has deeply saddened his family and the local people. At the same time, the angry villagers demand a fair trial for this murder. They also want his family to be supported by the state.
Feelings of Martyred Relatives:
Jasim Mia, a local resident of Shaheed Nazmul Islam Raju, said about him, "He was a very good man. He always spoke with a smile. He used to pray five times a day."
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Full Name: Md. Nazmul Islam Raju
Date of Birth: 25.12.1984
Place and Time of Martyrdom: Uttara, Dhaka, August 5, 2024, 5 PM
Type of Injury: Shot
Assailant: Police
Burial Place: Kalibari Graveyard, Mymensingh
Profession: Tailor
Institution: A tailoring shop in Uttara, Dhaka
Father: Md. Nilu
Mother: Mosa. Sajeda
Permanent Address: Village: Munshi Bari, Union: City, Thana: Kotwali, District: Mymensingh
Wife and Children:
Wife and 1 daughter
Siblings:
One elder brother, who is a laborer
Recommendations for Assistance to the Martyr's Family:
1. It is very important to provide a piece of land and build a house.
2. It is necessary to take responsibility for the upbringing of the orphan child.
3. One-time financial assistance is needed.
4. It is necessary to arrange employment for his wife.