Abu Sayed (student activist)

Abu Sayed (2001 – 16 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student and activist of the 2024 quota reform movement. He was a coordinator of Rangpur Begum Rokeya University of this movement. He was shot dead by a policeman during the protest on July 16. Quota activists called him the first martyr of the movement.

Quote

• Sir! Sir, we need you very much right now! All your contemporaries are dead, but you are immortal. Your tomb, our inspiration. We are manifested in your consciousness. Those who are in this generation, you too will die someday according to the laws of nature. But live with backbone as long as you live. Support the unjust demand, take to the streets, stand as a shield for the students. You will get real respect and honor. Don't get lost in time immediately after death. Foreveryou will live on as a Shamsujjoha. 'At least it is much more joy, honor and pride to die a "Shamsuzzoha",'
  • On Tuesday 15 July 2024 at 12:37 PM about Mohammad Shamsuzzoha, who was killed in the 1969 uprising, posted on Facebook.[1]

Quotes about Abu Sayed

• The Abu Sayeds, the Mugdhos, they never die. They live in our hearts, from generation to generation….'
  • Tanzim Hasan Sakib wrote a Facebook post on August 5, 2024 in memory of Abu Saeed and Mugdho.
• A call to countrymen: Dear Countrymen, As you all know, my son Abu Saeed was brutally martyred on 16/07/2024 by the dictator Sheikh Hasina's aide. Through the social media Facebook, we have come to know that some people have taken the initiative to build the sculpture of Shaheed Abu Saeed. We believe that you have taken such an initiative out of love for Shahid Abu Saeed. We respect your love. But you have seen how painfully my son was killed. I don't want my son to suffer as much in this world as in the hereafter. We are Muslims. I believe in Allah and the Hereafter. As Islam prohibits the making of all idols, sculptures or portraits, I respectfully ask that no idols, sculptures or portraits of my son be made anywhere in the country. I request you, if you want to do something for my son, then do something for the welfare of the people that Abu Saeed will find in his grave. Above all, we ask you to pray for Shaheed Abu Saeed, may Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus. Pray for us too. Humble, Maqbool, Date: 08-08-2024 Eng (Father of Shaheed (martyr) Abu Saeed) Md. Abu Hussain (Elder Brother) Ramzan, Bokul
  • Abu Saeed's father's and brothers' written message to countrymen not to make sculpture of his son claiming it against Islam "ভাস্কর্য নির্মাণের পরিবর্তে জনকল্যাণমুখী কিছু করুন-আবু সাঈদের বাবা (Instead of building a sculpture, do something for public welfare - Abu Saeed's father)" (in bn). Daily Inqilab. 9 August 2024. Retrieved on 10 August 2024. "আবু সাঈদের ভাস্কর্য না বানানোর অনুরোধ (Request not to make a sculpture of Abu Saeed)" (in bn). Daily Kaler Kantho. 10 August 2024. Retrieved on 10 August 2024.