Killing of Abu Sayed

Abu Sayed grew up in Babanpur village of Pirganj Upazila of Rangpur (then part of Rajshahi Division). His father is Maqbul Hossain and his mother is Monowara Begum. He was the youngest of a family of six brothers and three sisters. 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 as a member of the 12th batch of students. == 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 Students Against Discrimination at Rangpur Begum Rokeya University. Abu Sayed published a Facebook post on 15 July 2024, referring to Mohammad Shamsuzzoha, a martyr in the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising: == Death ==

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. He died before being taken to hospital at 3:05 pm (BST). == Homages ==

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 Abu Sayed. Poet Shahidullah Faraji honored Abu Sayed by composing the poem বীর আবু সাঈদ (), in which he hailed Abu Sayed as the "hero of the generation." In tribute to his legacy, the 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 Abu Sayed's grave in Rangpur to pay his respects. Following the exile of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the dissolution of her cabinet amid national uprising, interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus expressed that Abu Sayed's memory remained "in every person's heart in Bangladesh." Yunus also paid his respects at Abu Sayed’s grave on August 10. 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. ==Gallery==

File:Death Certificate of Abu Sayed.jpg|Death certificate of Abu Sayed File:Abu Saeed was standing in front of the gun just before his murder..jpg|A painting of Abu Sayed being shot == See also ==