DHAKA: The head of Bangladesh’s interim govt, Muhammad Yunus, will visit Rangpur district on Saturday to meet the family members of Abu Sayed, a youth whose killing in police firing during the anti-reservation protests provided a momentum to the students’ movement across Bangladesh.
The chief advisor’s press wing confirmed his visit.
Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University who was the youngest of the nine siblings, was shot dead on July 16.A picture showing Sayed standing alone before the cops with arms stretched out and holding no weapons had gone viral.
Hailing Sayed after landing in Dhaka on Thursday, Yunus said the “incredibly brave young man stood in front of a gun, and this led to the revolution”. He said Sayed will remain in the hearts of Bangladeshis forever. “This wind of freedom has to reach every house, otherwise this freedom has no meaning, being free means change for everyone,” he said.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina had visited the sites destroyed by the protesters, and not the families of victims killed during the movement, a stance that was widely criticised.
The chief advisor’s press wing confirmed his visit.
Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University who was the youngest of the nine siblings, was shot dead on July 16.A picture showing Sayed standing alone before the cops with arms stretched out and holding no weapons had gone viral.
Hailing Sayed after landing in Dhaka on Thursday, Yunus said the “incredibly brave young man stood in front of a gun, and this led to the revolution”. He said Sayed will remain in the hearts of Bangladeshis forever. “This wind of freedom has to reach every house, otherwise this freedom has no meaning, being free means change for everyone,” he said.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina had visited the sites destroyed by the protesters, and not the families of victims killed during the movement, a stance that was widely criticised.