Md. Jahangir Mridha

Shaheed Md. Jahangir Mridha was born on April 1, 1980, in Dwipsa village of Patuakhali district. He was a van driver by profession. He had two children. Shaheed Md. Jahangir Mridha's father's name is Md. Noyon Uddin and mother's name is Mosammat Lalmon Bibi. He was the eldest of his parents' 6 children. He lived in Kadamtali, Dhaka with his family. His elder son left his studies and started working as a glass fitter due to financial hardship. And the younger son Md. Shanto is only 3 years old. His wife Laiju Begum has been suffering from illness for a long time. She has problems with her right eye and lacrimal duct. She is not getting relief from the disease due to lack of proper treatment.
Jahangir Mridha lost his life due to the bullets of the autocratic government's assassins. His death brought a devastating situation to the family. Their life came to a standstill. Shaheed Jahangir's wife, Laiju Begum, broke down socially, economically, and mentally. Having no other option, she took up work herself. Despite her illness, she took a cooking job in an office. She is struggling to put two meals a day with a limited salary. On the other hand, when she goes to work, her young son Shanto has to stay alone at home. There is no one to look after him. Due to lack of money, she is unable to get treatment. Also, she is not getting the opportunity to feed her children a little good food. When the young son cries calling "father, father," Laiju Begum cannot hold back her tears.
The Cruel Incident of Martyrdom
The illegal government Sheikh Hasina created a chaotic situation by coming to power through election fraud. She established autocratic rule by robbing the people of their right to vote. She consolidated power through disappearances, extrajudicial killings, injustice, oppression, extortion, terrorism, money laundering, etc. Their level of injustice and oppression surpassed all previous autocrats. The long-standing anger took root in the minds of the people. The long-standing anger turned into a movement. They carried out brutal torture on the people through party police members. The savagery of the police surpassed even the Pakistani occupying forces of '71. The student-public quota reform movement turned into a movement to overthrow the autocrat. Failing to suppress the movement, the government adopted an aggressive policy.
On the night of July 15, in response to a journalist's question, the autocratic killer Hasina called the students and the public "Razakars." Immediately, the students and the public burst into protest. In the middle of the night, "Who are you, who am I? Razakar, Razakar" echoed from the halls of Dhaka University. Instantly, the hated word of '71 turned into a slogan of liberation in '24. Girls from the Jagannath University student hall took to the streets in the middle of the night. Students from educational institutions across the country, including Dhaka, protested together. Since then, the movement has intensified. Gradually, the student-public movement turned into a mass movement. People of all classes and professions started joining the movement. To suppress the students, the government unleashed its party's pet goons, Chhatra League. On July 16, on the instructions of Chhatra League President Saddam and General Secretary Sheikh Inan, the Chhatra League's helmet force carried out a surprise attack on innocent students and the public with iron rods, hockey sticks, stumps, machetes, and domestic weapons as per a pre-planned strategy. The Chhatra League's pet goons and the thugs brought in from various places pounced on the unarmed students and the public like reckless killers. Their attack did not spare the unarmed sisters either. They brutally tortured the sisters by stopping them on the streets. They surrounded them from all sides and beat them indiscriminately.
The attack on the protesting students and the public further increased the strength of the movement. It was like adding fuel to the fire. Since then, the movement continued unabated.
On July 19, the government used all its might to suppress the movement in various places. The assassin police, Awami League, Jubo League, and Chhatra League's terrorist forces targeted the students and the public and threw tear gas, rubber bullets, pellets, blank bullets, grenades, bombs, etc. That day, the Jatrabari area of the capital turned into a battlefield. The police took position with armored vehicles and modern weapons. Not only that, the autocrat's helicopters and high-rise buildings attacked with modern weapons. To prevent the news of the atrocities from being broadcast abroad, the government shut down the internet across the country at 10 PM on July 19. The government started a dirty political game by vandalizing various establishments in the city through party workers and blaming the protesters.
On July 19, at around 10 AM, Shaheed Md. Jahangir Mridha went to the pharmacy to buy medicine for his wife. On his way back home after buying medicine, he fell into the clutches of the autocrat's assassins. A bullet entered his back and exited through the front. He fell to the ground instantly. His surroundings were flooded with blood. The students present took him to a pharmacy. Since there were police barricades all around, it was not possible to take him to the hospital. He was martyred while in the pharmacy.
His wife burst into tears after hearing the news of her husband's death. Seeing the crying of Shaheed Jahangir's 3-year-old son, Shanto, the people around could not hold back their tears. The eldest son, Swajan, also broke down mentally at the sudden death of his father.
Family Status
Shaheed Jahangir's family condition is very bad. He used to run the family by driving a small van. He lived with his wife and children in a rented house in Jatrabari. He has two sons. The eldest son is 24 years old. He could not educate his son due to poverty. The eldest son, Swajan, works as a glass fitter for a limited salary. And the younger son, Shanto, is 3 years old. The wife is ill. She has poor eyesight. She has been suffering from lacrimal duct problems for a long time. After her husband's death, she took a cooking job in an office.
Personal Information of the Shaheed at a Glance
Name : Shaheed Md. Jahangir Mridha, Occupation: Van Driver
Date of Birth : 01/04/1980
Place of Birth : Patuakhali
Father : Md. Md. Moyon Uddin (deceased)
Mother : Mosa: Lalmon Bibi (deceased)
Date of Injury : July 19, 2024, approximately 10 AM
Date and Place of Martyrdom : July 19, 2024, approximately 11 AM, Jatrabari
Burial : His family took the body from the hospital, performed the funeral prayers
and buried him in the village graveyard.
Permanent Address : Patuakhali, Barisal
Current Address : Rayerbag, Kadamtali, DhakaOn July 19, 2024,