List of people who died in the July massacre explained

The July massacre, which took place during the Student–People's uprising, resulted in significant casualties, including protesters, opposition members, and civilians. The mass killing occurred under the Sheikh Hasina government and involved law enforcement agencies like the Police and RAB, along with participation from the Awami League's student wing, Chhatra League, youth wing, Jubo League, and volunteer wing, Swechasebak League.[1] [2]

The 2024 quota reform movement aimed to reduce the quota system in government job recruitment in favor of a merit-based approach. The government's response included a crackdown that led to reports of over 266 deaths during the protests and related incidents. The high casualty figures contributed to the rise of the non-cooperation movement,[3] [4] [5] which led to Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country. A preliminary UN investigation estimated that approximately 650 people were killed in the violence between July 16 and August 5. This article lists the individuals who died during the July Massacre.[6]

List

Protesters

  1. Abu Sayed - was a 12th batch student of the English department at Begum Rokeya University and one of the main coordinators of the university unit of Anti-discrimination Students Movement.[7] He was killed by gunshot fired by police during clash between police and the protesters.[8]
  2. Md. Wasim Akram - was a student of Chittagong College and the joint convener of the college unit of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal.[9]
  3. Foysal Ahmed Shanto - was a student of Omargani M.E.S College.[10]
  4. Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho - was a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals.[11] He was a freelancer in the freelance marketplace Fiverr, who offered their condolences on social media following his death.
  5. Tahir Zaman Priyo - was a journalist shot by police during protests at Science Lab area of Dhaka[11] [12]
  6. Ridowan Sharif Riyad - was a first-year student in the English department at Tongi Government College.[11]
  7. Ruhan - died at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital.
  8. Sajidur Rahman Omar - was a worker at Demra based IT farm.
  9. Shahjahan - salesman near Mohakhali area.
  10. Tuhin Ahmed - was admitted to Enam Medical College and Hospital and later died after getting shot in a clash with police.
  11. Rudra Sen - was a second-year student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He drowned while trying to cross a canal with several friends in search of a safe shelter during a police chase amidst clashes between students, police and Chhatra League activists during the quota reform movement on July 18.[13] [14] [15]
  12. Hridoy Chandra Taruya - was a student at Chittagong University.[16]
  13. Abdullah Siddiqui - was a student at Habibullah Bahar College and was shot in Dhaka on 4th August, 2024.[17]
  14. Mahmudul Hasan Rizbi - was a student of Lakshmipur Polytechnic Institute and the activist of the Bangladesh Students Union.
  15. Farhan Faiyaaz - was a class-XI student of Dhaka Residential Model College and was killed during clashes with the police and the Awami League activists on 18th July, 2024[18]
  16. Shaikh Ashabul Yamin - was a student of the computer science department of Military Institute of Science and Technology. He was shot by police on 18 July 2024 in Savar during a clash between protestors and police.[19]
  17. Rakib Hossain Rajib - was a student of Textile Engineering in Southeast University. He was shot by police while he was in procession in Dhaka on 5 August, 2024. He was said to have been involved in the quota reform movement from the beginning.[20]
  18. Jahiduzzaman Tanvin - was an engineering graduate of Islamic University of Technology and CTO of a drone technology startup. He was shot by police while distributing toothpaste packs to protesters to protect them from tear gas. His autopsy suggested he succumbed from close range shotgun wounds.[21]
  19. Rahul Islam - was an eleventh-grade student at Raniganj Ehya Hossain School and College. He was injured by tear gas and gunshot fired by the police during protest on 4 August.[22]
  20. Tahmid Abdullah - was a student of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology.[22]
  21. Tahmid Bhuiyan Tamim - was a student of Nasima Kadir Molla High School and Homes.[23]
  22. Golam Nafiz - an eleventh-grade student of Noubahini College, Dhaka, was shot in Kawran Bazar on 4 August. He was taken in a rickshaw which was said to have been blocked by the Chhatra League activists, where he died shortly after.
  23. Md Shumon Mia - was a madrasa student at Madhobdi in Narsingdi, he was shot in his abdomen during protest on 20th July.[24]
  24. Raihan - was a madrasa student in Patuakhali. He attended the non-cooperation movement and was shot by 6 rounds of bullets 6 in Badda, Dhaka and died afterward. [25]
  25. Adil - was a student in a school at Narayanganj. He was shot twice in the chest by law enforcement officers on 19 July, 2024.[26]
  26. Shahariar Khan Aanas - was a student who was killed on 5th August. He wrote a letter saying about joining protests to his parents before his death. [27]
  27. Md. Mahbubul Hasan - was a student at Alhaj Abdul Haque Chowdhury Degree College, Feni. On 4 August, 2024, he was struck by two rounds of bullets in the back of his head. He was admitted to ICU where he succumbed from his injuries 3 days later.

Non-protester civilians

  1. Riya Gope, six-year-old girl who was playing on her rooftop died from a stray bullet.[28] [29]
  2. Sumaiya Akhtar Sumi, housewife who was shot by a stray bullet on a balcony[30]
  3. Arafat Rahman Akash - 16 year old fruit seller, killed while going out to get breakfast[31] [32]
  4. Selim Mondol, 29, one of three workers burned to death in an arson attack on an under construction building in Narayanganj which also housed a unit of the Highway Police.[33] [34]
  5. Wahab Mandal, one of three workers burned to death in an arson attack on an under construction building in Narayanganj.
  6. Sohel, 42, one of three workers burned to death in an arson attack on an under construction building in Narayanganj.
  7. Mustaque Miah, 24, who had come to buy shoes. He got caught in the clash and was killed by police gunfire.[35]
  8. Jahangir Alam, 45, worked in making quilts and mattresses.[36]
  9. Khalid Hasan, 16, college student shot dead by police after Asr prayer who were chasing a group of protestors[37]
  10. Mamum Hossain, 27, private car driver shot on a flyover while heading to his aunt's house[38]
  11. Saad Mahmud, 14, student shot dead by police when he went to investigate smoke on a nearby road[39]
  12. Maruf Hossain - 20, grade 12 student who was passing by Badda.[40]
  13. Mostofa Zaman Samudra, 17, shot after going out to see friends after Jumma prayers[41]
  14. Muhammad Faruk, 32, furniture shop employee shot while crossing a road after having lunch in Chittagong[42]
  15. Md. Saiful Islam, 35, a sharecropper shot while in Amuakanda Bazar in Mymensingh district to sell his crops. His grandfather died of a stroke after hearing the news.[43]
  16. Ahsan Habib, 25, office assistant in Cox's Bazar shot while looking out at quota clashes from his office building[44]
  17. Jisan Ahmed, 19, a small-time water vendor in Dhaka shot while peeking outside after hiding during a clash between protestors and police. His wife Mishti died by suicide nine days later.[45]
  18. Jihad Hossain, 25, PG student at Kabi Nazrul Govt. College, Dhaka, shot while going to a roadside hotel for lunch[46]
  19. Imran Khalifa, 26, nightguard in Gulshan shot while heading towards a market[47]
  20. Maruf Hossain, 21, IT freelancer who just completed final exams at Kushtia Polytechnic Institute, came to Dhaka for an internship and was shot dead in Banasree by BGB.[48] [49] [50]
  21. Abdul Gani, 45, hotel worker shot during clash between police and protestors while heading to his workplace[51]
  22. Mahmudur Rahman Soikot, 19, shopkeeper who was searching for an injured friend before being shot by police[52]
  23. Rabbi Miah, 22, student at Southeast University preparing for IELTS exam to study abroad. Shot by police when recording a clash between police and protestors from a verandah.[53]
  24. Jahangir Hossain Mridha, 51, van driver shot while buying food for his family[54]
  25. Mahmudul Hassan, 20, Electronics graduate from Lakshmipur Polytechnic Institute at an internship in Dhaka. Shot while returning to a mess with friends.[55]
  26. Liton Matubbar, 30, a tile mason in Dhaka shot while returning from work during a clash between protestors and police[56]
  27. Firoz Talukdar Palash, 38, office assistant at chemical company in Dhaka shot while caught in a clash between police and protestors[57]
  28. Muhammad Shahid, 45, shopkeeper killed by police during police-protestor clashes[58]
  29. Md. Nasir Hossain, a tailor, was killed by gunfire in Jatrabari, Dhaka on 20th July.[59]

Oppositions

  1. Hamidul Islam - Gazipur Jubo League[60]
  2. Mohinul Islam - Dhaka North Jubo League
  3. Md. Babul - Dhaka North Jubo League
  4. Ahsan Habib - Dhaka North Jubo League
  5. Mohammad Muqtadir - Bangladesh Police officer[61]
  6. Naik Gias Uddin - Bangladesh Police officer
  7. Rana Mollah, assistant to former mayor of Gazipur, Zahangir Alam, was lynched in Uttara.[62]
  8. Masud Parvez Bhuiyan, police officer attacked in Banasree and died in hospital.
  9. Sumon Kumar Gharami, 33, police constable, beaten to death by protesters during a clash between the police and demonstrators in Khulna on August 02.[63]
  10. Shanto Khan[64]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. News: Bangladesh's top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that has killed scores . 25 July 2024 . Washington Post . 21 July 2024.
  3. News: সাম্প্রতিক ছাত্র আন্দোলনে নিহত ২৬৬ জনের তালিকা. Daily Manab Zamin. 29 July 2024. 29 July 2024. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20240729115638/https://mzamin.com/news.php?news=120418. 29 July 2024. live.
  4. Web site: Death toll rises to 209 . The Daily Prothom Alo . 27 July 2024 . 27 July 2024 . bn.
  5. News: Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested . . 31 July 2024.
  6. Web site: 650 killed during student protests in Bangladesh: UN. Jagonews24. 16 August 2024.
  7. News: Student in Rangpur killed during clash between police and protesters . The Daily Star . 16 July 2024 . 17 July 2024.
  8. News: 2024-07-17 . How Abu Sayeed was shot and killed in Rangpur during clash between police and protesters . 2024-08-08 . The Business Standard . en.
  9. News: 16 July 2024 . Six killed in clashes between Chhatra League, police, and protesters . live . 16 July 2024 . . 16 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716133649/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1gwvyiambx . bn.
  10. News: What happened across the country on Tuesday over the quota movement issue . Bhorer Kagoj . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717033227/https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/country/725441 . live . bn.
  11. News: How Mugdha, Priyo, and Riyad collapsed after being shot in the head . BBC News . 26 July 2024 . 27 July 2024 . bn.
  12. News: Abbas . Md . 2024-07-30 . 'Why isn't father calling me' . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. News: 2024-07-26 . bn:শাহজালাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের প্রধান ফটককে 'শহীদ রুদ্র তোরণ' নাম দিলেন আন্দোলনকারীরা . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/xdv37fzrfg . 2024-07-30 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  14. News: Grief, silence descend on Rudra's home, his parents are struck dumb . 2024-07-30 . bdnews24.com . en.
  15. News: 2024-07-26 . bn:শাবিপ্রবির প্রধান ফটককে 'শহীদ রুদ্র তোরণ' ঘোষণা শিক্ষার্থীদের . https://bangla.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news-600371 . 2024-07-30 . The Daily Star . bn.
  16. News: Hossain . Sohrab . 2024-07-29 . Dreams dashed by a bullet . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  17. News: 2024-08-04 . Student dies in Dhaka clashes . 2024-08-08 . Prothom Alo . en.
  18. News: 2024-07-18 . Residential college student killed in clash with police, AL . 2024-08-08 . Prothom Alo . en.
  19. News: 2024-07-18 . MIST student killed in police shooting in Savar . 2024-08-08 . Prothom Alo . en.
  20. News: Rahman Swapan . Anisur . 2024-08-07 . Rakib joined student protests with 'victory or martyrdom' Facebook post . 2024-08-08 . Dhaka Tribune.
  21. তানভীনের ড্রোন আর উড়বে না নতুন বাংলাদেশে Jahiduzzaman Tanvin Student-Mass Movement 2024 . 2024-08-07 . Channel 24 . 2024-08-09 . YouTube.
  22. News: 11 August 2024 . Two more students injured by gunfire during protests die . 2024-08-11 . Daily Sun . en.
  23. News: Debnath . Pranab Kumar . 2024-07-27 . Even his dead body was shot, says Tahmid's father . 2024-08-30 . Prothom Alo . en.
  24. Web site: Hassan . Ahmadul . 2024-08-24 . Student-mass movement: Death toll keeps rising, 757 till date . 2024-09-18 . Prothomalo . en.
  25. Web site: Hossain . Sohrab . 2024-08-17 . 'They shot my boy six times' . 2024-09-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  26. Web site: Siam . Saurav Hossain . Narayanganj . 2024-08-11 . Adil wanted to join the army . 2024-09-18 . The Daily Star . en.
  27. Web site: 2024-08-29 . Shahriar Khan Anas: who died in quota movement on 5 August . 2024-10-18 . The Business Standard . en.
  28. Web site: 2024-07-24 . Violence centring quota protest: Four more hurt in earlier clashes die . 2024-07-27 . The Daily Star . en.
  29. Web site: From Riya Gope to PBI inspector, 17 killed in N'ganj during quota protests . 2024-08-03 . unb.com.bd.
  30. Web site: 2024-07-30 . Sumaiya was shot by bullet piercing thru balcony as she gazed at helicopters hovering above . 2024-08-03 . The Business Standard . en.
  31. News: 26 July 2024 . 'What was my son's fault?' . 28 July 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
  32. Web site: Haider . Anwarul . 2024-07-29 . I couldn't save my boy, 3 bullets had pierced his body . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  33. Web site: 2024-07-23 . Quota reform protest: Five more die, death toll rises to 187 . 2024-07-27 . Prothomalo . en.
  34. Web site: 2024-07-23 . Arson attack: 3 bodies found at shopping centre . 2024-07-27 . The Daily Star . en.
  35. Web site: প্রতিনিধি . 2024-08-02 . হবিগঞ্জে পুলিশ-বিক্ষোভকারীদের সংঘর্ষের মধ্যে পড়ে একজন নিহত . 2024-08-02 . Prothomalo . bn.
  36. Web site: প্রতিবেদক . নিজস্ব . 2024-08-04 . বিভিন্ন স্থানে সংঘর্ষ, গাজীপুরে নিহত ১, কুমিল্লায় গুলিবিদ্ধ ৭ . 2024-08-03 . Prothomalo . bn.
  37. Web site: Hossain . Sajjad . 2024-07-29 . 70 pellets in 16-year-old student's body . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  38. Web site: Haider . Anwarul . Jahan . Nilima . 2024-07-29 . How will I raise our son alone? . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  39. Web site: Shah . Zahangir . 2024-07-29 . Why did cops shoot my boy? He was only 14 . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  40. News: Antara . Nawaz Farhin . 25 July 2024 . 'I lost my son to save Tk500' . 28 July 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
  41. Web site: Mizan . Mashfiq . 2024-07-29 . 'Ma don't worry, I'll be home in two minutes' . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  42. Web site: Suman . Mohammad . 2024-07-30 . Faruk's family stares at a bleak future . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  43. Web site: Mymensingh . 2024-07-30 . One bullet claims two lives . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  44. Web site: Shuvo . Mokammel . Bazar . Cox’s . 2024-07-30 . I leave it up to the Almighty to deliver justice . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  45. Web site: Jahan . Nilima . Misha . Rakshanda Rahman . 2024-07-31 . One bullet, two lives and endless agony . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  46. Web site: Hossain . Sohrab . 2024-07-31 . Jihad wanted to be a cricketer . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  47. Web site: Ghosh . Shushanta . 2024-07-31 . A family left to navigate pain and loss . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  48. Web site: 2024-07-28 . ঢাকায় ইন্টার্ন করতে এসে গুলিতে গেল প্রাণ, শোকে পাথর পরিবার . 2024-07-30 . Dhaka Post . bn.
  49. Web site: 28 July 2024 . ঢাকায় ইন্টার্নি করতে এসে গুলিতে প্রাণ হারালেন মারুফ, শোকে স্তব্ধ পরিবার . 31 July 2024 . The Daily Ittefaq.
  50. Web site: Siam . Nafis Almas . 2024-08-01 . No parent should have to bury a child . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  51. Web site: das . Suzit . 2024-08-01 . We had to bribe hospital for his body . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  52. Web site: Abbas . Md . 2024-08-02 . 'Police killed my brother. Should we go to them for justice?' . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  53. Web site: Nirab . Sahidul Islam . 2024-08-03 . My son hasn't called me. He never will... . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  54. Web site: Hossain . Sohrab . 2024-08-04 . Why did they shoot my father? . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  55. Web site: Haider . Anwarul . 2024-08-04 . He went to Dhaka to support his family . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  56. Web site: Hossain . Sohrab . 2024-08-04 . Who will call me Abba? . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  57. Web site: Shakil . Mirza . 2024-08-02 . 'They shot my son in the chest' . 2024-08-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  58. Web site: 2024-08-04 . Shopkeeper dies in Ctg clashes . 2024-08-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  59. Web site: আখতার . নাজনীন . 2024-08-23 . আন্দোলনকারীদের জন্য ঠান্ডা পানি নিয়ে গিয়েছিলেন নাসির, শেষ পর্যন্ত নিজেও বাঁচলেন না . 2024-08-23 . Prothomalo . bn.
  60. Web site: 2024-07-27 . সংঘাতে হত্যাকাণ্ডের তীব্র নিন্দা জানিয়েছে যুবলীগ . 2024-07-27 . Prothomalo . bn.
  61. News: 26 July 2024 . Police murder case: 6, including Chhatra Dal leader arrested . 28 July 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
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  63. Web site: প্রতিনিধি . 2024-08-02 . খুলনায় ব্যাপক সংঘর্ষ, পুলিশ সদস্য নিহত . 2024-08-02 . Prothomalo . bn.
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