Lives we lost

Why did they shoot my father?

Asks son of van puller Jahangir

Jahangir Hossain Mridha, 51, was the sole earning member of his four-member family. He made his living delivering goods to shops in a van.

During the recent unrest, Jahangir was not able to drive his van for four days. As a result, there was no food in their house

Therefore, Jahangir stepped out of his home on the morning of July 19, hoping to buy vegetables that he would sell on his van. The plan was to return home that night with some rice and pulses after selling the vegetables.

While moving through the capital's Jatrabari area around 10:00am, a bullet hit Jahangir . He died on the spot.

Hailing from the Dwipasha village of Madanpura union in Patuakhali's Baufal upazila, Jahangir was the youngest of four brothers and two sisters. Jahangir once held just 1.5 decimals of land to his name, but eventually had to sell that due to poverty.

Jahangir was buried in his village near a pond beside his once paternal home on the night of July 19. Two days after his burial, his wife Laiju Begum, 18-year-old son Sujan and three-year-old son Shanto returned to Dhaka, where they currently reside.

Abdul Gani Mridha, elder brother of Jahangir, said Jahangir lived in a rented house with his wife and two children in the Rayerbagh bus stand area. Due to poverty, Jahangir was not able to provide Sujan with an education.

He demanded that the government take responsibility for his late brother's wife and children.

Laiju Begum said as they had no food left in the house, Jahangir had ventured out of their home on the morning of July 19.

"Who will take responsibility for the death of my innocent husband? Who will judge his killers? How will I survive now with my two sons?" she asked.

Sujan said, "My father did not participate in the movement. He does not support any political party. So why was my father shot? I want his death to be investigated."

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Why did they shoot my father?

Asks son of van puller Jahangir

Jahangir Hossain Mridha, 51, was the sole earning member of his four-member family. He made his living delivering goods to shops in a van.

During the recent unrest, Jahangir was not able to drive his van for four days. As a result, there was no food in their house

Therefore, Jahangir stepped out of his home on the morning of July 19, hoping to buy vegetables that he would sell on his van. The plan was to return home that night with some rice and pulses after selling the vegetables.

While moving through the capital's Jatrabari area around 10:00am, a bullet hit Jahangir . He died on the spot.

Hailing from the Dwipasha village of Madanpura union in Patuakhali's Baufal upazila, Jahangir was the youngest of four brothers and two sisters. Jahangir once held just 1.5 decimals of land to his name, but eventually had to sell that due to poverty.

Jahangir was buried in his village near a pond beside his once paternal home on the night of July 19. Two days after his burial, his wife Laiju Begum, 18-year-old son Sujan and three-year-old son Shanto returned to Dhaka, where they currently reside.

Abdul Gani Mridha, elder brother of Jahangir, said Jahangir lived in a rented house with his wife and two children in the Rayerbagh bus stand area. Due to poverty, Jahangir was not able to provide Sujan with an education.

He demanded that the government take responsibility for his late brother's wife and children.

Laiju Begum said as they had no food left in the house, Jahangir had ventured out of their home on the morning of July 19.

"Who will take responsibility for the death of my innocent husband? Who will judge his killers? How will I survive now with my two sons?" she asked.

Sujan said, "My father did not participate in the movement. He does not support any political party. So why was my father shot? I want his death to be investigated."

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