Their son was shot by police in Bangladesh’s 2024 protests. They still want justice
Abu Sayed’s parents, Mokbul Hussein and Monowara Khatun, sit in the courtyard of their home in Rangpur, Bangladesh, on July 30. On the wall behind them hangs a memorial plaque dedicated to their son who was killed by police during protests last year.
Photo assignment for NPR USA.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/05/nx-s1-5483896/bangladesh-uprising-anniversary
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- Mokbul Hussein stands beside his son’s gravesite, located right next to their home, praying.
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- Monowara Khatun shows Abu Sayed’s T-shirt, riddled with holes from bullets she says were fired by police at close range. Sayed was unarmed when police shot him at close range.
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- Mokbul Hussein prepares feed for the cow at their home. For his family, the fact that his son Abu Sayed was studying at a public university was a matter of great pride.
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