Abu Sayed (student activist)

Abu Sayed
আবু সাঈদ
Abu Sayed in 2024
Born2 March 1999
Pirganj, Rajshahi, Bangladesh (now Rangpur)
Died16 July 2024(2024-07-16) (aged 25)
Rangpur City, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Cause of deathGunshot wounds[1]
Resting placePirganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh[2]
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationBegum Rokeya University, Rangpur
Known forCoordinator 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]

  1. ^ "Student in Rangpur killed during clash between police and protesters". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Abbas, Md; Karmaker, Kongkon (17 July 2024). "Bullets end life of family's brightest star". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "How Abu Sayed was shot and killed in Rangpur during clash between police and protesters". The Business Standard. 17 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ Islam, Shariful; Alamgir, Mohiuddin (27 July 2024). "Abu Sayed's death in police firing: Cops' FIR runs counter to known facts". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "রংপুরে শিক্ষার্থী আবু সাঈদকে লক্ষ্য করে পুলিশের গুলি, ঠিক কী ঘটেছিল?". BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 17 July 2024. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Student in Rangpur killed during clash between police and protesters". The Business Standard. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Student killed in clash between police and quota protesters in Rangpur". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.