Martyred Muzibur's family still in deep shock

Muzibur Rahman Sarker, a 57-year-old former migrant worker, had spent a major part of his life abroad to ensure well-being for the family and higher education for the three children, reports BSS.
His eldest daughter Maroya Rahman Sayma had completed her graduation by the time he returned home from Saudi Arabia during the Covid-19 period. Since then, Muzibur was eagerly awaiting Sayma's convocation to witness the graduation completion ceremony as a proud father.
But his fate didn't favour him since 'he was brutally shot dead' on July 21 in front of Tushardhara High School, near Saddam Market Bus Stop on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in the capital's Jatrabari area during the 2024 July Uprising.
Muzibur's elder daughter Sayma, however, completed her master degree from the Home Economics College last year while his second daughter Maymuna Rahman Sadia is currently an honours third year student at the same college.
His only son Md Mahibur Rahman Sarker is a 10th grader at a local school in the Tusherdhara area.
"Our father used to say he would attend three convocations-for all three of us. But he never got the chance," Sayma said tearfully at an interview with the news agency at their residence at Tusherdhara.
She burst into tears recalling how her father always took her to and from college. On July 16, Sayma stopped her father from going to college with her due to safety concerns as a terrifying situation was prevailing across the city following the massive crackdown on the protesters under the banner of anti-discrimination student movement.
"I wanted to protect my father. But I couldn't. On July 21, police came to our area and killed my father," she lamented.
According to Muzibur's wife, Nurunnahar Parvin (44), that day started like any other. The family had lunch together before Muzibur left home for Asr prayers at Baitus Sharif Jame Mosque opposite the Tusherdhara High School, near Saddam Market Bus Stop on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.
"I along with my daughters was sleeping when my husband left the house during the time of Asr prayers. We thought he might have gone to another building for watering at the rooftop garden before going to our local mosque like any other day," Parvin recalled.
But she later discovered that Muzibur went to Tusherdhara Zero Point instead of going to that building and attended Asr prayers at Baitus Sharif Jame Mosque there.
Referring to eyewitnesses, Parvin said when Muzibur was stepping out of the mosque, police were firing bullets indiscriminately.