Shaheed Abu Sayed, a student at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur who was slain by police firing during the quota reform movement, will have his home visited by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to the recently formed interim government.
“Dr Muhammad Yunus will arrive in Babanpur village of Pirganj upazila by helicopter around 9:30 am on Saturday. He will offer ziarat at Abu Sayed’s grave and talk to his family members,” Rangpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Mobasswer Hasan told BSS.
Upon his arrival at Dhaka airport on Thursday, Dr Yunus recalled Abu Sayed and became emotional. “At this moment, I am remembering Abu Sayed, whose image is etched in the memory of every Bangladeshi. Nobody can forget it. What an incredibly brave young man he was! He stood in front of guns, and since then, no young man or woman has given up. They have moved forward and said, shoot as much as you can. We are here,” he said.Abu Sayed, who was a key coordinator of the quota reform movement at Begum Rokeya University, led from the front during the movement.
Sayed was murdered on July 16th, 2018, by gunfire from the police during the protest. The following day, he was buried at Pirganj Upazila.
