Lives lost in Bangladesh quota protests
A family wracked by tragedies
It was July 19 – the day 28-year-old Monir Hossain was shot dead during the quota reform protests in Dhaka and a string of further tragedies started befalling the ill-fated family.
Shot during protest: Many barely hanging on to life
The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.
'He was just 14...'
Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi
'They shot my boy six times'
Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds
My son hasn’t called me. He never will...
Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj
'Police killed my brother. Should we go to them for justice?'
Asks sister of 19-year-old Soikot who was shot in Mohammadpur
Journalist killed in the line of duty
Mehedi dies of bullet wounds while covering news in Jatrabari
Bullet leaves newborn without a mother
20-year-old Sumaiya dies after being shot; family believes it came from a helicopter
A family left to navigate pain and loss
Nightguard Imran, 26, dies of bullet wounds in Dhaka
'Why isn’t father calling me'
On July 19, journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo was fatally shot in the head as law enforcers opened fire to disperse quota reform protesters in the Science Lab area of the capital. .Priyo's friends, present at the protest, saw him fall as the shots rang out. .Despite trying to reach him se
6-year-old shot while in her father’s arms passes away
The entire neighbourhood of Nayamati in Narayanganj had been praying for the recovery of Riya Gope for the last five days
Faruk's family stares at a bleak future
Mohammad Faruk, 32, an employee at a furniture shop in Shulakbahar, Chattogram, was fatally shot as Jubo League and Chhatra League clashed with quota reform protesters on July 16.
'Ma don't worry, I'll be home in two minutes'
Samudra's mother recalls his last words after the 17-year-old died of bullet injuries
Dreams dashed by a bullet
He was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital first, then to a local private hospital and finally to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after his condition kept deteriorating.
Why did cops shoot my boy? He was only 14
He succumbed to his wounds on the way to Enam Medical College Hospital.
How will I raise our son alone?
Mamun, from Jalial village in Noakhali's Binodpur, was fatally shot on the Mohakhali flyover while heading back to his home from his aunt's residence in Shaheenbag, Dhaka.
70 pellets in 16-year-old student’s body
It was around 5:30pm on July 18. Khalid Hasan, a first-year student of Ideal College in Dhanmondi, was heading back to his Amligola home in Lalbagh after offering Asr prayers at the Azimpur Government Staff Quarter mosque.