The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement witnessed innumerable acts of cruelty. Some scenes of brutality will remain in memories as those stunned the countrymen. The incidents led to a growth of hatred towards the policemen for their terrible and unprofessional acts.
The incident of firing six bullets at hotel employee Amir Hossain, 19, was one of those inhuman acts.
A video of the incident has already gone viral. It shows a policeman firing bullets from a close range at Amir, who was hanging from pieces of iron rod on the third floor of an under-construction building at Banasree in the capital.

Amir survived the gunshot injuries and returned to his residence at Banasree from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after his condition improved.
Narrating the terrible incident, Amir said he was returning to his residence from his workplace at about 3:00pm on 19 July.
When he reached Banasree, he was frightened when he saw the presence of the police and BGB on the Banasree-Meradia road. He began to run and took shelter on the third floor of a nearby under-construction building.

However, the police chased after him and reached the building where he took shelter. At one stage, Amir started to hang by holding rods on the third floor of the building to survive.
Then, the policemen fired a number of bullets to intimidate him so that he would let go of the rod and jump from there. They also shouted at him to make him jump from the high altitude.
"I thought I would die if I jumped.  Finally, a policeman fired six bullets at my legs and thigh. Then, I fell on the second floor from the third one. I was fortunate that I did not fall on the ground floor," he said.
"When I was getting fired at, I shouted that I was not a protester. I had no involvement in the movement. They did not pay heed to my screams," he said.
"At that time, the police fired bullets at anyone who went near them. I feared that the police would fire at my stomach and head. After being hit with the bullets, I was writhing and rolling in pain. I thought I would not survive," he said.

"After hearing my cries, local people rescued me and took me to the nearby Famous Hospital and later to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital," said the victim of police brutality.
Amir is the son of Billal Mia of Banchharampur in Brahmanbaria. After the death of his mother several years back, they (two brothers and one sister) came to their paternal aunt's residence at Noapara in Meradia. His father drives an auto-rickshaw in their native village.
With teardrops rolling down his face, Amir said, "I do not know if I will be able to work again. The doctors said I will not be able to do any heavy work."
Regarding his treatment costs, Amir said his brothers work in the capital. They had some savings for the marriage of their sister. The money was being spent on his treatment. In addition to that, he received some financial assistance.

Ill-fated Amir demanded punishment for the policeman who shot him indiscriminately.
As many as 819 people were killed and around 25,000 injured in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement from 16 July to 18 August, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
On 5 August, autocrat Sheikh Hasina resigned from the prime minister's post and fled to India in face of the mass uprising led by the students.