শহীদ রাজমিস্ত্রী তুহিন আহমেদ - জুলাই আর্কাইভ

This is a memorial article from the "July Archive" (জুলাই আর্কাইভ) about Tuhin Ahmed, a 28-year-old bricklayer (রাজমিস্ত্রী) who was killed on July 20, 2024, during Bangladesh's student-led quota reform movement. He was shot in the abdomen by a stray bullet while returning home from work on Chittagong Road in Narayanganj, and died despite being rushed between multiple hospitals. The article focuses on the devastating impact of his death on his family — particularly his wife Riya Sheikh, who was stranded at her parents' home due to curfew and could not reach him in time, and their 3-year-old son Ayat, who still visits his father's grave waiting for him to return. The central emotional theme is captured in Ayat's repeated question: "Baba, why don't you come back?" The piece, written by a student at Chittagong University, emphasizes that Tuhin was an ordinary, apolitical working man whose death highlights the human cost of state violence during the 2024 uprising, leaving behind a grieving family with debt, no income, and unanswered questions about accountability.

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জুলাই আর্কাইভ - জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে গণমানুষের ইতিহাস

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জুলাই আর্কাইভ - জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে গণমানুষের ইতিহাস

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