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.