| Description | On August 5, 2024, Mohammad Riddoy (also referred to as Mohammed Hridoy), a 20-year-old student and auto-rickshaw driver, was killed near Shareef General Hospital in Konabari, Gazipur, close to Konabari Police Station. The incident occurred amid protests that escalated following news of Sheikh Hasina’s departure at 3:25 PM, leading to clashes between protestors and police. The protestors overturn a police vehicle and set it on fire. Riot police emerge from the station and start firing at protestors who flee or take cover. Twenty minutes later, the footage shows a young man called Mohammed Riddoy who has been captured by the police. Videos from the scene show Riddoy, dressed in a black T-shirt and red shorts, being surrounded by police officers. A group of armed police officers, some in helmets, beat Riddoy and shot him in the back at point-blank range. A uniformed officer, identified as Constable Akram Hossain of Gazipur Industrial Police, shot him, causing him to collapse. The police walk away, but there are disturbing signs of movement which suggest Riddoy was still alive at this point. After a brief departure from the scene, officers returned, dragged Riddoy’s body toward an alley near the police station, leaving a trail of blood. No further footage of Riddoy’s body has emerged, and his family reports that the police have not released his body, denying knowledge of its whereabouts. As a result, Riddoy’s name remains absent from the official list of martyrs. |
