Abu Sayed (student activist) explained

Abu Sayed
Native Name:আবু সাঈদ
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:1998/1999
Birth Place:Pirganj, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Death Date: (age 25)
Death Place:Rangpur City, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Death Cause:Gunshot wounds

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Resting Place:Pirganj, Rangpur, 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
  • 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
Parents:Maqbul Hossain (father)
Monowara Begum (mother)

Abu Sayed (bn|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]

Early life

Abu Sayed grew up in Babanpur village of Pirganj Upazila of Rangpur (then part of Rajshahi). His father is Maqbul Hossain and his mother is Monowara Begum. He was the youngest of a family of six brothers and three sisters.[8] He won a talent pool scholarship from the local Jafor Para Government Primary School in the fifth grade. Later, he passed SSC with a Golden GPA-5 from Khalashpir Bilateral High School. After completing SSC, he received a scholarship from the Babylon Group, called the Babylon Scholarship Program, to complete his college education. Then he passed HSC from Rangpur Government College with a GPA-5. Later, he was admitted to the English department at Begum Rokeya University.[9] He was a 12th batch student in English Department of Begum Rokeya University.[10]

Activism

Abu Sayed was an activist of the quota reform movements of 2013 and 2018. After the new quota reform movement began on 6 June 2024, he became involved as the coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement at Rangpur Begum Rokeya University.

He published a Facebook post on 15 July 2024, referring to Mohammad Shamsuzzoha, a martyr in the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising:

Death and legacy

On 16 July, between 2:30 and 3:00 pm, quota reform protesters and police clashed in front of Begum Rokeya University. Police fired tear gas and baton-charged to disperse protesting students. Most of the students left while Abu Sayed remained. The police were firing rubber bullets from the opposite direction. Abu Sayed was subsequently shot four times by a police officer.[11] He died before being taken to hospital.[12] [13] [14]

Later on 28 October 2024, The Begum Rokeya University authorities temporarily suspended two teachers and seven staff members in connection with their involvement in the killing of Sayed.[15]

Poet Shahidullah Faraji honored Abu Sayed by composing the poem বীর আবু সাঈদ, in which he hailed Sayed as the "hero of the generation."[16] In tribute to his legacy, Rangpur Park intersection was renamed "Shaheed Abu Sayed Chatwar" by students in his honor.

On August 7, 2024, Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, visited Sayed's grave in Rangpur to pay his respects.[17] Following the exile of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the dissolution of her cabinet amid national uprising, interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus expressed that Sayed’s memory remained "in every person's heart in Bangladesh." Yunus also paid his respects at Sayed’s grave on August 10.[18] The Chairman of the National Board of Revenue, Md Abdur Rahman Khan, went on to refer to Abu Sayed as “Bir Sreshtho” during a discussion at the NBR’s Multipurpose Hall in Dhaka.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Student in Rangpur killed during clash between police and protesters . . 16 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716185320/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/student-rangpur-killed-during-clash-between-police-and-protesters-3658216 . live .
  2. Web site: Abbas . Md . Karmaker . Kongkon . Bullets end life of family's brightest star . . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717011744/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/bullets-end-life-familys-brightest-star-3658926 . live .
  3. News: How Abu Sayed was shot and killed in Rangpur during clash between police and protesters . 17 July 2024 . . 17 July 2024 . en . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717062718/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/how-abu-sayeed-was-shot-and-killed-rangpur-during-clash-between-police-and-protesters . live .
  4. News: Islam . Shariful . Alamgir . Mohiuddin . Abu Sayed's death in police firing: Cops' FIR runs counter to known facts . . 27 July 2024 . en . 28 July 2024 . 27 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240727231254/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/abu-sayeds-death-police-firing-cops-fir-runs-counter-known-facts-3662771 . live .
  5. News: রংপুরে শিক্ষার্থী আবু সাঈদকে লক্ষ্য করে পুলিশের গুলি, ঠিক কী ঘটেছিল? . 28 July 2024 . . 17 July 2024 . bn . 28 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728212620/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/c9e970d90e3o . live .
  6. News: 16 July 2024 . Student in Rangpur killed during clash between police and protesters . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717093954/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/student-dies-police-firing-quota-protest-rangpur-900751 . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . . en.
  7. News: Student killed in clash between police and quota protesters in Rangpur . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716190644/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/01c5b47fbb51 . 16 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . . en.
  8. Web site: সংবাদদাতা . নিজস্ব . দিনাজপুর . 16 July 2024 . আদরের ছোট ছেলে সাঈদের মৃত্যুতে পাগলপ্রায় মা, বারবার মূর্ছা যাচ্ছেন . 17 July 2024 . The Daily Star Bangla . bn . 28 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728212623/https://bangla.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/quota-protest/news-598861 . live .
  9. Web site: Bangladesh shuts down educational institutions after 6 students killed, dozens injured in protests . 18 July 2024 . 28 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728212625/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/bangladesh-shuts-down-educational-institutions-after-6-students-killed-dozens-injured-in-protests/3276753 . live .
  10. Web site: 17 July 2024 . বেরোবি শিক্ষার্থী আবু সাঈদের দাফন সম্পন্ন, জানাজায় মানুষের ঢল . 17 July 2024 . . bn . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717045214/https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/1364731.details . live .
  11. Web site: Why was Abu Sayed shot dead in cold blood? . 18 July 2024 . 28 July 2024 . 26 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240726153110/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/why-was-abu-sayed-shot-dead-cold-blood-3659466 . live . The Daily Star (Bangladesh).
  12. Web site: 16 July 2024. bn. রংপুরে যেভাবে গুলিবিদ্ধ হলেন আন্দোলনকারী আবু সাঈদ. Prothom Alo. 17 July 2024. 16 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716161955/https://www.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/1kt3h3qbuu. live.
  13. Web site: স্যার! এই মুহূর্তে আপনাকে ভীষণ দরকার, স্যার! . . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717050453/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/u9r27mqq6y . live .
  14. Web site: BRUR student Abu Sayed laid to eternal rest . July 2024 . 18 July 2024 . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718092147/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/758241 . live .
  15. Web site: Two teachers, 7 staff of BRU suspended over Abu Sayeed killing. The Daily Observer. 28 October 2024. 29 October 2024.
  16. Web site: Faraji . Shahidullah . 1 July 2024 . বীর আবু সাঈদ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717091042/https://mzamin.com/news.php?news=119104 . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . M Zamin . bn.
  17. Web site: Jamaat chief visits grave of Abu Sayed. 7 August 2024. Dhaka Tribune. 1 November 2024.
  18. Web site: Chief Adviser Yunus visits Sayed's Rangpur home, condoles family members . . 10 August 2024 . 10 August 2024.
  19. Web site: NBR Chairman refers to Abu Sayed as ‘Bir Sreshtho’. 14 September 2024. Daily Sun. 1 November 2024.

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