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Tahir Zaman Priyo | |
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Born | Rangpur, Bangladesh | March 7, 1997
Died | July 19, 2024 Central Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka | (aged 27)
Alma mater | Pathshala South Asian Media Institute |
Occupation | journalist |
Children | Sadira Zaman |
Parent | Shamsi Ara Zaman |
Tahir Zaman Priyo (March 7, 1997 – July 19, 2024) was a Bangladeshi freelance journalist and videographer. He was associated with the online news portal The Report24 as a video journalist. On July 19, 2024, while gathering news about ongoing quota reform movement protests on Central Road in Dhaka, he was shot and killed by law enforcement. His death raised concerns about the safety of journalists in Bangladesh and was condemned internationally.[1][2][3][4]