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

October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024

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.

September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024

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.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

'He was just 14...'

Says mother of Munna who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

My son hasn’t called me. He never will...

Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj

August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024

'Police killed my brother. Should we go to them for justice?'

Asks sister of 19-year-old Soikot who was shot in Mohammadpur

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

Journalist killed in the line of duty

Mehedi dies of bullet wounds while covering news in Jatrabari

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Bullet leaves newborn without a mother

20-year-old Sumaiya dies after being shot; family believes it came from a helicopter

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

A family left to navigate pain and loss

Nightguard Imran, 26, dies of bullet wounds in Dhaka

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

One bullet, two lives and endless agony

Life had just begun for 19-year-old Jisan Ahmed, a small-time vendor who supplied water to shops in his neighbourhood from his battery-run cycle-van.