Abu Sayed (student activist)
Abu Sayed | |
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আবু সাঈদ | |
Abu Sayed during quota reform movement holding the Bangladeshi flag | |
| Born | c. 1999 Pirganj, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh |
| Died | 16 July 2024 (aged 24–25) Rangpur, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Pirganj, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Coordinator of Students Against Discrimination; among the first to die during the quota reform movement |
| Political party | Students Against Discrimination |
| Movement | Student–People's uprising
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| Parent(s) | Maqbul Hossain (father) Monowara Begum (mother) |
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Abu Sayed (Bengali: আবু সাঈদ; c. 1999 – 16 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student activist and revolutionary who was shot dead by the Bangladesh Police on 16 July 2024, while participating in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. Abu 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.