Md. Rabiul Islam Rakib

Shaheed Rabiul Islam Rakib was born on December 5, 2002, in Santoshpur village, Balughat Union, Fulbaria Upazila, Mymensingh district. His father's name was the late Abdur Razzak, and his mother's name is Jyotsna Akter. Rabiul Islam was the second child in his family. Shaheed Rabiul and his siblings are four in number. His elder brother's name is Zahirul Islam (24). His two younger sisters are Ila Moni (17) and Lia Moni (14). Both are married and live with their in-laws.
Shaheed Rabiul Islam's elder brother is unemployed and stays at home. His mother, Jyotsna Akter, is an ill person. Due to family hardship, Shaheed Rabiul Islam could not continue his education after the eighth grade. To support his family, he took a job as a security guard at the Sarkar Market in Sector 14, Uttara, Dhaka.
Shaheed Rabiul Islam Rakib's family's financial condition was not very good. In a fatherless family, the other members of the family, including his sick mother, lived in great hardship. Most of his earned money was spent on his sick mother's treatment.
On the other hand, his elder brother, Zahirul Islam, is unemployed, so he also has no income. As a result, this family was truly a poor family. Currently, with the death of Rabiul Islam Rakib, the family has become extremely helpless.
The Incident of Martyrdom:
The whole country was turbulent with the anti-discrimination student-people's movement. Many people were already being killed by police bullets every day. The movement did not stop in different parts of the country. It seemed that the student-people were rising up with several times more strength every day. In one such day of struggle, Shaheed Rabiul Islam Rakib was shot.
His family did not know much about the incident of Shaheed Rabiul Islam Rakib's death. He worked as a security guard on the sixth floor of the Sarkar Market in Sector 14, Uttara, Dhaka. Like many employees of the Sarkar Market, Shaheed Rabiul Islam Rakib joined the '24 anti-discrimination movement.
Day and night, morning and evening, the days of the July-August revolution were turbulent the whole time. One such day was July 19, 2024. The time was approximately 8 pm. Azampur Mor (intersection) in Uttara was still turbulent with the movement. The killer police fired at that turbulent movement. A bullet hit Rabiul Islam's head. He immediately fell down. In this way, Shaheed Rabiul's lifeless body lay on the street all night. There was a lot of bleeding from his body.
The next morning, a kind-hearted person rescued him and admitted him to the Bangladesh Kuwait Friendship Hospital. Due to the deterioration of his condition, Shaheed Rabiul Islam Rakib was subsequently admitted to the Agargaon Neuro Medical Hospital from there. His family came to know about his being shot through the market owner. Shaheed Rabiul's elder brother, Zahirul Islam, immediately left home and reached the hospital and spoke to the doctor. The doctor told him that 15% of Rabiul's brain had been damaged.
After being treated in this way, on July 22, at 11:07 pm, Rabiul breathed his last.
What Else is Known About the Martyr:
Rabiul Islam Rakib, who was born in Santoshpur village, Fulbaria Upazila, Mymensingh district, was a worthy and humble son of his family. After his father's death, he left his studies and took a security guard's job to support the family. He lived in Sector 14, Uttara. The family cannot bear the grief of the extinguishing of this earning light of the family. The rights-conscious Shaheed Rabiul Islam played a leading role in the anti-discrimination student-people's movement. He may not have been a student by profession, but he had to sacrifice his studentship to support his family.
Shaheed Rabiul Islam's family was unaware of his shooting death. The family was unaware that his lifeless body had been lying on the street all night. The following day, a compassionate individual brought him to the hospital. His family was devastated to hear about this happened after he received a call from the market owner. Every family member's heart let out a cry. They started to get upset. "My younger brother was very dear to me," stated Zahirul Islam, his older brother. My mother and my two younger sisters were devoted to him. Without Rabiul and me, my mother, who is constantly ill, couldn't understand anything. The world has been worse for us orphaned siblings since my brother passed away."
In this situation, the family, relatives, and neighbors of Shaheed Rabiul demand that the killers be given severe punishment and that no other mother's chest be emptied. May no brother lose a brother. May no sister lose a brother.
Recommendations for Assistance to the Martyr's Family:
1. Arrange for the mother's proper medical treatment of martyr’s mother
2. Arrange a job for the elder brother.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Full Name: Rabiul Islam Rakib
Date of Birth: 05.12.2002
Place and Time of Martyrdom: Agargaon Neuro Medical Hospital, Dhaka, July 22, 2024; 11:07 PM
Place and Time of Injury: Azampur, Uttara; July 19, 2024; Approximately 8 PM
Type of Injury: Shot in the head
Assailant: Police
Burial Place: Santoshpur, Mymensingh
Profession: Security Guard
Father: The late A. Razzak Tara
Mother: Jyotsna Akter
Permanent Address: Village: Santoshpur, Union Balughat, Thana: Fulbaria, District: Mymensingh
Wife and Children: Unmarried
Siblings:
Besides the martyr, 1 brother and 2 sisters