Abu Sayed | |
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আবু সাঈদ | |
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Abu_Sayeed_(Student_Activist).jpg) Sayed during quota reform movement holding the Bangladeshi flag | |
| Born | c. 1999 Pirganj, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh |
| Died | 16 July 2024 (aged 24–25) Rangpur, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds [1] |
| Resting place | Pirganj, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh[2] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Coordinator of Anti-discrimination Students Movement; among the first to die during the quota reform movement |
| Movement | Student–People's uprising
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| Parent(s) | Maqbul Hossain (father) Monowara Begum (mother) |
Abu Sayed (Bengali: আবু সাঈদ; 1998/1999 – 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.