Sheikh Russel
{{Short description|Youngest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1964–1975)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sheikh Russel
| image = শেখ রাসেল.jpeg
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| native_name = {{lang|bn|শেখ রাসেল}}
| birth_name = Sheikh Russel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|10|18}}
| birth_place = Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan (currently Bangladesh)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|08|15|1964|10|18}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| death_cause = Assassination
| nationality = Bangladeshi
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| citizenship = {{Ubl | Pakistani (1964–1971) | Bangladeshi (1971–1975) }}
| education = University Laboratory School and College
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| occupation = Student
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| parents = {{Unbulleted list|Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Begum Fazilatunnesa}}
| relatives = See Tungipara Sheikh family
| family = Sheikh Hasina (sister)
Sheikh Kamal (older brother)
Sheikh Jamal (older brother)
Sheikh Rehana (older sister)
Sultana Khuki (sister-in-law)
}}
Sheikh Russel{{efn|{{langx|bn|শেখ রাসেল|Śēkh Rāsēl}} {{IPA|bn|ˈʃeːkʰ ˈɾɑsel|}}}} (October 18, 1964 – August 15, 1975) was the youngest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former President of Bangladesh.{{Cite news |title=Sheikh Russel's 47th anniversary of birth today |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-206954 |work=The Daily Star |date=2011-10-18 |access-date=2017-08-05 |language=en |archive-date=2017-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806022141/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-206954 |url-status=live }} Russel and most of his direct family were killed in their home during the 1975 military coup.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/23/archives/bangladesh-coup-a-day-of-killings-account-depicts-how-young.html | title=Bangladesh Coup: A Day of Killings | work=The New York Times | date=23 August 1975 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118222143/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/23/archives/bangladesh-coup-a-day-of-killings-account-depicts-how-young.html | archive-date=2023-11-18 }}
Early life
Russel was born on October 18, 1964, at Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, the youngest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Begum Fazilatunnesa.{{cite news |title=Sheikh Russel's birthday on Sunday |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/512330/bangla |work=Daily Sun |date=20 October 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=The tragic tale of Sheikh Russel |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/tragic-tale-sheikh-russel-515690 |work=The Business Standard |date=18 October 2022 |language=en}}
Death
{{Main|Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman#Events|l1=Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman}}
Legacy
File:Sheikh Russell Sculpture, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.jpg
Several athletic organizations in Bangladesh have been named in memory of Russel, including the professional football club Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra.{{Cite news |title=Sheikh Russel off to a flying start |url=http://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/public/sports/sheikh-russel-off-to-a-flying-start |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=2017-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217020244/http://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/public/sports/sheikh-russel-off-to-a-flying-start |access-date=2017-08-05|archive-date=17 December 2018 }}
In popular culture
Sheikh Russel was portrayed in an animated film named Amader Choto Russel Shona, released on 1 November 2023.{{Citation |last=Mahmud |first=Rubayet |title=Amader Chotto Russell Shona |date=2023-10-18 |type=Animation, Short |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29939364/?form=MG0AV3 |access-date=2025-01-31 |others=Monir Ahmed Shakeel, Mehbuba Mehnaz Bipa, Rafi Hasan |publisher=Sketch Studio, Spinoff Studio |last2=Rubence |first2=Faisal Rahman}} Produced by Information and Communication Technology Division. It has been released on almost all OTT platforms in Bangladesh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/300962/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE|title=
ওটিটিতে অ্যানিমেটেড স্বল্পদৈর্ঘ্যের চলচ্চিত্র 'আমাদের ছোট রাসেল সোনা'|website=Ajker Potrika|date=
2 November 2023|language=bn|access-date=2023-11-25}}
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Category:Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Category:Deaths by firearm in Bangladesh
Category:Children of presidents of Bangladesh
Category:Children of prime ministers of Bangladesh
Category:Burials at Banani Graveyard
Category:Child murder in Bangladesh