Md. Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf

Shaheed Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf was an eleventh-grade student in the business studies department of BAF Shaheen College. Ahnaf was born in Dhaka on October 13, 2007. His ancestral home is in Manikganj.
A Brief Account of Life
Ahnaf was the eldest son of a four-member lower-middle-class nuclear family. He dreamed of a bright future for his family and the country. His father, Md. Nasir Uddin Ahmed, was a sales representative, and his mother, Mrs. Parveen, worked as a merchandiser. They lived in Mirpur Madhya Paikpara. They had no homestead except a mud house in their village home in Manikganj. Ahnaf's dream was to become a businessman when he grew up. He always said that he would do something of his own instead of a job so that his family and the country would be proud of him.
Ahnaf was active in the quota reform movement from the beginning. Despite being injured by tear gas and rubber bullets for the first time, he was determined to go to the movement again. His mother and aunt forbade him to go to the movement. But Ahnaf told them, "Because of timid mothers and aunts like you, the children cannot go to the movement. If there were mothers and aunts like you in 1971, the country would not have been independent." Although his mother's heart cried at such words, she felt proud of her son's courage. Ahnaf was supposed to take the HSC exam in 2025.
How He Became a Martyr
August 4, 2024. A large number of students and citizens gathered at Mirpur 10 in the capital. The quota reform movement had then turned into a one-point demand for the fall of the autocracy. On the orders of the autocratic Hasina, the police attacked the students with heavy weapons. Chhatra League joined them. Ahnaf was one of the agitated students. After lunch, Ahnaf left the house for the movement around three o'clock. He spoke to his family on the phone around quarter to five. Ahnaf was still healthy then. Around 7:30 pm, a video on social media Facebook showed a bullet-ridden body being taken from Mirpur-10 to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. That was Ahnaf. He was shot in the stomach. He was martyred before reaching the hospital. He was buried at Mirpur Shaheed Intellectuals' Graveyard.
Statements about the Martyr
Ahnaf's family is devastated by the grief of this death. Younger brother Iftekhar is crying holding his brother's guitar and T-shirt. Ahnaf's mother is showing her son's used items to everyone she meets and saying, "The boy is gone, but he has left behind many memories in the house."
"I am the only aunt. No matter how much I praise Ahnaf, it will be less. He was as mischievous as he was talented." - Nazia Ahmed (Martyr's aunt)
Family Status
Ahnaf's family is a lower-middle-class family. His father is a sales representative and his mother works as a merchandiser to support the family. They have no homestead except a mud house in their village home in Manikganj.
Will They Return This Morning?
Classmates are all sitting for the exam. An empty desk. It has a bouquet of flowers. Written in black ink on white paper—Shaheed Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf! Everyone is present at the college's half-yearly exam, but Ahnaf is not!
Where is Ahnaf was lively, restless, and enterprising. How can the killer kill such a beautiful 17-year-old teenager? His full name is Md. Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf. He was an independent-minded teenager. He did not want to do a regular job like eight or ten others. He wanted to be an entrepreneur. He had a strong desire to surprise everyone by doing something himself. But all his wishes and dreams were shattered by the brutal bullets of the henchmen of the cruelest autocratic Sheikh Hasina. Who knew that this 17-year-old teenager's blood would rid Bangladesh of a mafia system? This teenager has given the nation the taste of freedom. Shaheed Ahnaf, the evergreen of Rabindranath Tagore's famous poem "The Greenery's Expedition." In the poet's words—
"O youth, O my raw, O green, O naive, hit the half-dead and save them."
Indeed, teenage warriors like Ahnaf have saved this half-dead nation.
Shaheed Ahnaf was the eldest son of his parents. Father Nasir Uddin Ahmed was a sales representative. Shaheed's mother Safat Siddiqui Parveen was a merchandiser in an organization. He was the beloved son of his parents. Ahnaf was born on October 13, 2007, illuminating the house of Madhya Paikpara in Mirpur. His parents raised their first child with all the love of their hearts. After SSC, he was admitted to BAF Shaheen College in the capital in the commerce department. Ahnaf had an extraordinary rapport with his classmates. One of his many qualities was the courage to protest against injustice. The 15 years of Awami misrule, vote theft, corruption, murder, injustice, and oppression had a negative impact on his young mind.
July 2024. The Awami government started conspiring again to re-establish the quota system. Although Sheikh Hasina accepted all the demands in the face of strong student movements in 2018, there was a volcano of hatred in her heart. So, in 2024, after consolidating power in an unopposed election, the Hasina government wanted to bring back the quota. The continuous movement demanding reform of quotas in government jobs started on July 1. This non-violent movement turned violent from July 15.
Armed Chhatra League, Jubo League, Swechasebak League, and police, RAB members started attacking unarmed students in the movement. After the martyrdom of Shaheed Abu Sayeed in Rangpur, the movement turned into a people's movement.
Mirpur 10 Gol Chattar in the capital was one of the battlegrounds. Under the instigation of notorious terrorist Moinul Hossain Khan Nikhil, general secretary of Awami League's affiliated organization Jubo League, attacks were repeatedly carried out in Mirpur. Shaheed Ahnaf was one of the soldiers of the organized movement in Mirpur. Earlier, when he went home after being injured by rubber bullets and tear gas, his mother and aunts requested him not to go to the movement.
On August 4, the non-cooperation program of the anti-discrimination movement was ongoing across Bangladesh. Meanwhile, in Mirpur Gol Chattar, the protesters held a 4-hour sit-in demanding the realization of 9-point demands, stopping mass arrests, and trial of the killers. Mirpur finally turned into a battlefield on August 4. Awami terrorists, all with indigenous weapons, guns, and shotguns, took position at Gol Chattar. Later, unable to withstand the fierce resistance, the armed terrorists led by Nikhil retreated.
Shaheed Ahnaf's mother repeatedly urged him not to go outside the house. She kept an eye on him. But around 3:30 pm, Shaheed Ahnaf got ready and quickly went downstairs. At four in the afternoon, he called his mother and informed her that he was at Mirpur 10. He also assured her not to worry. This was his last conversation with his mother. After that, he could not be contacted. At 7:30 pm, a Facebook video showed him being taken to the hospital in a bullet-ridden condition. Brave teenage martyr Ahnaf was martyred before reaching Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. The killer's bullet hit his stomach. Ahnaf was buried next to his grandmother's grave at Mirpur Shaheed Intellectuals' Graveyard.
Shaheed Ahnaf's proud mother says, "My son was extraordinarily brave. His words still ring in my ears. 'Because of timid mothers and aunts like you, the children cannot go to the movement. If there were mothers and aunts like you in 1971, the country would not have been independent!'"
Indeed, our martyr Ahnaf was a lighthouse of immense courage.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Martyr's Full Name : Md. Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf
Date of Birth : October 13, 2007, Dhaka
Martyr's Occupation : Student, BAF Shaheen College, 11th Grade, Business Studies Department
Father : Nasir Uddin Ahmed (47), Private Service Holder
Mother : Parveen (37), Private Service Holder
Permanent Address : Manikganj
Current Address : 44/5, Madhya Paikpara, Mirpur-2, Dhaka
Other Family Members : 1 brother
Brother : Iftekhar Ahmed (12), Student, 6th Grade
Martyrdom : August 4, 5:30 PM, injured by police gunfire
Burial : Mirpur-1 Shaheed Intellectuals' Graveyard
Recommendations for Assistance
1. A business establishment can be set up for the martyr's father.
2. Assistance can be provided for the martyr's brother's education.