The 2024 quota reform movement aimed to reduce the quota system in government job recruitment in favor of a merit-based approach. The government's response included a crackdown that led to reports of over 266 deaths during the protests and related incidents. The high casualty figures contributed to the rise of the non-cooperation movement,[3][4][5] which led to Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country. A preliminary UN investigation estimated that approximately 650 people were killed in the violence between July 16 and August 5. This article lists the individuals who died during the July Massacre.[6]
Rudra Sen - was a second-year student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He drowned while trying to cross a canal with several friends in search of a safe shelter during a police chase amidst clashes between students, police and Chhatra League activists during the quota reform movement on July 18.[15][16][17]
Shaikh Ashabul Yamin - was a student of the computer science department of Military Institute of Science and Technology. He was shot by police on 18 July 2024 in Savar during a clash between protestors and police.[21]
Rakib Hossain Rajib - was a student of Textile Engineering in Southeast University. He was shot by police while he was in procession in Dhaka on 5 August, 2024. He was said to have been involved in the quota reform movement from the beginning.[22]
Jahiduzzaman Tanvin - was an engineering graduate of Islamic University of Technology and CTO of a drone technology startup. He was shot by police while distributing toothpaste packs to protesters to protect them from tear gas. His autopsy suggested he succumbed from close range shotgun wounds.[23]
Rahul Islam - was an eleventh-grade student at Raniganj Ehya Hossain School and College. He was injured by tear gas and gunshot fired by the police during protest on 4 August.[24]
Golam Nafiz - an eleventh-grade student of Noubahini College, Dhaka, was shot in Kawran Bazar on 4 August. He was taken in a rickshaw which was said to have been blocked by the Chhatra League activists, where he died shortly after.
Md Shumon Mia - was a madrasa student at Madhobdi in Narsingdi, he was shot in his abdomen during protest on 20th July.[25]
Raihan - was a madrasa student in Patuakhali. He attended the non-cooperation movement and was shot by 6 rounds of bullets 6 in Badda, Dhaka and died afterward. [26]
Adil - was a student in a school at Narayanganj. He was shot twice in the chest by law enforcement officers on 19 July, 2024.[27]
Shahariar Khan Aanas - was a student who was killed on 5th August. He wrote a letter saying about joining protests to his parents before his death. [28]
Md. Mahbubul Hasan - was a student at Alhaj Abdul Haque Chowdhury Degree College, Feni. On 4 August, 2024, he was struck by two rounds of bullets in the back of his head. He was admitted to ICU where he succumbed from his injuries 3 days later.[29][better source needed]
Non-protester civilians
Riya Gope, six-year-old girl who was playing on her rooftop died from a stray bullet.[14][30]
Sumaiya Akhtar Sumi, housewife who was shot by a stray bullet on a balcony[31]
Arafat Rahman Akash - 16 year old fruit seller, killed while going out to get breakfast[32][33]
Selim Mondol, 29, one of three workers burned to death in an arson attack on an under construction building in Narayanganj which also housed a unit of the Highway Police.[13][34]
Wahab Mandal, one of three workers burned to death in an arson attack on an under construction building in Narayanganj.[13]
Sohel, 42, one of three workers burned to death in an arson attack on an under construction building in Narayanganj.[13]
Mustaque Miah, 24, who had come to buy shoes. He got caught in the clash and was killed by police gunfire.[35]
Jahangir Alam, 45, worked in making quilts and mattresses.[36]
Khalid Hasan, 16, college student shot dead by police after Asr prayer who were chasing a group of protestors[37]
Mamum Hossain, 27, private car driver shot on a flyover while heading to his aunt's house[38]
Saad Mahmud, 14, student shot dead by police when he went to investigate smoke on a nearby road[39]
Maruf Hossain - 20, grade 12 student who was passing by Badda.[40]
Mostofa Zaman Samudra, 17, shot after going out to see friends after Jumma prayers[41]
Muhammad Faruk, 32, furniture shop employee shot while crossing a road after having lunch in Chittagong[42]
Md. Saiful Islam, 35, a sharecropper shot while in Amuakanda Bazar in Mymensingh district to sell his crops. His grandfather died of a stroke after hearing the news.[43]
Ahsan Habib, 25, office assistant in Cox's Bazar shot while looking out at quota clashes from his office building[44]
Jisan Ahmed, 19, a small-time water vendor in Dhaka shot while peeking outside after hiding during a clash between protestors and police. His wife Mishti died by suicide nine days later.[45]
Jihad Hossain, 25, PG student at Kabi Nazrul Govt. College, Dhaka, shot while going to a roadside hotel for lunch[46]
Imran Khalifa, 26, nightguard in Gulshan shot while heading towards a market[47]
Maruf Hossain, 21, IT freelancer who just completed final exams at Kushtia Polytechnic Institute, came to Dhaka for an internship and was shot dead in Banasree by BGB.[48][49][50]
Abdul Gani, 45, hotel worker shot during clash between police and protestors while heading to his workplace[51]
Mahmudur Rahman Soikot, 19, shopkeeper who was searching for an injured friend before being shot by police[52]
Rabbi Miah, 22, student at Southeast University preparing for IELTS exam to study abroad. Shot by police when recording a clash between police and protestors from a verandah.[53]
Jahangir Hossain Mridha, 51, van driver shot while buying food for his family[54]
Mahmudul Hassan, 20, Electronics graduate from Lakshmipur Polytechnic Institute at an internship in Dhaka. Shot while returning to a mess with friends.[55]
Liton Matubbar, 30, a tile mason in Dhaka shot while returning from work during a clash between protestors and police[56]
Firoz Talukdar Palash, 38, office assistant at chemical company in Dhaka shot while caught in a clash between police and protestors[57]
Muhammad Shahid, 45, shopkeeper killed by police during police-protestor clashes[58]
Md. Nasir Hossain, a tailor, was killed by gunfire in Jatrabari, Dhaka on 20th July.[59]
Tahmid Bhuiyan Tamim, 15, a student of Nasima Kadir Molla High School and Homes, was shot when he went to see what was happening at a protest near his home.[60]
Masud Parvez Bhuiyan, police officer attacked in Banasree and died in hospital.[13]
Sumon Kumar Gharami, 33, police constable, beaten to death by protesters during a clash between the police and demonstrators in Khulna on August 02.[64]
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