Abu Sayed | |
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আবু সাঈদ | |
Born | 2 March 1999 |
Died | 16 July 2024 Rangpur City, Rangpur, Bangladesh | (aged 25)
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds[1] |
Resting place | Pirganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh[2] |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur |
Known for | Coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement; among the first to die during quota reform movement. |
Parent(s) | Maqbul Hossain (father) Monowara Begum (mother) |
Abu Sayed (Bengali: আবু সাঈদ; died 16 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student activist who was shot dead by the Bangladesh Police on 16 July 2024,[3][4][5] while participating in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. Sayed was a student of Begum Rokeya University and was involved in the protest in front of the university when the police engaged in lathi charges and opened fire on the students.[6][7]