Shafiur Rahman

Shafiur Rahman (Bengali: শফিউর রহমান; 24 January 1918 – 22 February 1952) is considered in Bangladesh to be a martyr of the language movement which took place in the former East Pakistan.

[3] On 22 February 1952[4] while commuting to his job on his bicycle he entered Nawabpur Road, which was full of protesters against police shootings the previous day at a language movement rally.

Police fired at the protests and Shafiur Rahman was shot in the back; he died after being taken to Dhaka Medical College.

[3][5] Two days after the incident, the first Shaheed Minar was inaugurated by his father, Hakim Mahbubur Rahman, along with the protesting students of Dhaka University.

[3] A bronze sculpture of his head with four other martyrs of the language movement is called Moder Gorob and located in Bangla Academy premises.

Grave of Shafiur Rahman in Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka (Photo of 2007).
The grave of Shafiur Rahman, 21 February 1953
Grave of Shafiur Rahman (1918 – 1952) Language martyr at Azimpur graveyard, Dhaka (2021)