Md. Amjad

Martyr Md. Amjad, a permanent resident of West Shyampur village in Melandah Upazila, Jamalpur District, was born on October 10, 1980. His father was the late Aki Molla, and his mother, Ainali Haq, is a homemaker. His family consisted of his wife, Kuhula, and sons, Md. Sonahar (19) and Md. Kabir (12). He lived in a rented house in Kalachandpur, Dhaka. He used to sell fish by going door-to-door in the surrounding areas. On the morning of July 20, Martyr Md. Amjad was selling fish in the Nadda area, near Bashundhara, in the capital, Dhaka. This mobile fish vendor also sold fish on credit to households.
On the day of the incident, after lunch, he went out to collect outstanding payments. When he was in Nadda, an anti-discrimination student and public procession took place in the area. The police fired at the procession to disperse it, resulting in a clash. When Md. Amjad reached the vicinity of the Nodda overbridge, a clash between the police and the protesters was taking place. During the chase and counter-chase, the police fired indiscriminately at the students and the public. Md. Amjad was essentially walking along the shop beside the road next to the overbridge. When the police started firing, he began to run, but it was too late. A bullet fired by the murderous police entered his eye and exited through the back of his head. Md. Amjad Hossain died instantly on the spot.
Context of Martyrdom
How low stubbornness, arrogance, and pride can bring a person down is best exemplified by the most heinous autocrat in history, killer Hasina. The people of this country did not have very high demands. They did not even ask for the age-old prayer, "May my child live on milk and rice." All they asked was that their children be evaluated based on the merit they earned through their labor and sweat, nothing more. But the heinous autocrat, whose bones, marrow, blood, thoughts, and consciousness were solely composed of vindictiveness, was not willing to grant even that much right. The country is mine, and you must live as I wish, wearing the chains of slavery around your necks. Faced with such arrogance, the people of the country seemed helpless. The lives of the people of the country had no minimum value.
They wanted the blood, not the merit, of the children of this country. That is why the fallen killer Hasina wanted to cling to power even by flooding the country with blood. To achieve that goal, she indiscriminately killed porters, laborers, coolies, garment workers, fish vendors, rickshaw pullers, vegetable vendors, ordinary people, and many more. As if she had to stay in power at any cost. That is why small fish vendors like Martyr Md. Amjad Hossain had to give their lives. He knew nothing about the incident. But the fallen killer Hasina's government wanted to fish in troubled waters by creating a chaotic environment, leaving dead bodies, and creating an atmosphere of fear. They did not spare Amjad, a small fish vendor who was fleeing for his life. They shot Amjad Hossain, who was running for his life. The reckless bullet of the murderous police entered the martyr's eye and exited through the back of his head. The death of a hardworking person like Amjad Hossain was ensured.
Feelings of Relatives After Martyrdom
The blood of hardworking people like Amjad Hossain wounds us and pains us. It is natural for society to mourn the death of such people. He used to sell fish on credit to a section of society. How much he trusted people. That is why they have expressed deep sorrow over the death of an innocent fish vendor like Amjad Hossain. However, his wife and children, who lost the sole breadwinner of the family, were the most deeply saddened. The family has become helpless by his death. They seem to have lost the ability to speak. On their behalf, his maternal cousin Sajeda said, "Shaheed Amjad was a very good person. He used to sell fish door-to-door in different areas of Dhaka. His family has become very helpless due to his martyrdom." His family members want justice for this injustice. People from his village and fellow professionals in Dhaka are deeply saddened by his death. They also want justice for this cold-blooded murder.
Special Information of the Martyr's Family
Martyr Md. Amjad used to sell fish by roaming the alleys of Dhaka. His wife and two sons lived on his sole income. His widow and children's future have become uncertain due to his death.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Name: Md. Amjad
Father: Late Aki Molla
Mother: Ainali Haq
Date of Birth: October 10, 1980
Permanent Address: Village: West Shyampur, Union: 11 No. Shyampur, Thana: Melandah, District: Jamalpur
Present Address: K-25 Kalachandpur, Gulshan-1212, Dhaka North City Corporation
Place of Injury: Road beside Nodda overbridge, Bashundhara, Dhaka
Time of Injury: July 20, 2024, 1:45 PM
Time and Place of Martyrdom: July 20, 2024, 1:45 PM, On the spot
Killed by: Murderous police bullets of the autocratic killer Hasina
Martyr's Graveyard: His own village, West Shyampur, Melandah, Jamalpur
Actions for the Martyr's Family
1. Build a residence for the martyr's family.
2. Provide financial assistance to create employment for the martyr's family members.
3. Arrange scholarships for the martyr's children to continue their education.