BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman visited the grave of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed, who was killed during the July movement. The visit took place on Friday evening at Jafarpur Babonpur village in Pirganj, Rangpur. After offering prayers at the grave, Rahman spoke with members of Abu Sayeed’s family. Senior BNP leader AZM Zahid Hossain and other district leaders were also present during the visit.

Following the visit, AZM Zahid Hossain told reporters that Tarique Rahman prayed for the departed soul of Abu Sayeed, referring to him as a martyr of the July student uprising. Abu Sayeed, a student of the English Department’s 12th batch at Begum Rokeya University, was shot dead on July 16, 2024, during the quota reform movement near the university’s Park intersection. He was buried the next day at his family home in the same village.

The visit highlighted BNP’s continued engagement with families affected by the July movement and its remembrance of those killed during the protests.