The killing of Abu Sayed galvanized the Bangladeshi people, marking the moment when "everything started to fall apart" for the government, according to political scientist Ali Riaz.
Within two weeks, police and paramilitary forces had killed hundreds of demonstrators, with the protests multiplying, led by the Anti-Discrimination Movement.
Students, feeling the brunt of the government's unfair job quota reinstatement, are now in charge, having forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and take refuge in India.
Sayed's death symbolized more than just a life lost; it represented a larger struggle against systemic inequality and government corruption, which prompted a nationwide uprising.
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