• Source: Md. Wasim Akram

Md Wasim Akram (মো. ওয়াসিম আকরাম; 6 December 2001 – 16 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student activist. He was a third-year undergraduate student in sociology at Chittagong College. Akram became known for his involvement in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. On 16 July 2024, he died during a clash between reform activists, police, and members of a political party's student wing in Muradpur, Chittagong.




Life


Wasim Akram was born on 6 December 2001 in the South Mehernama area of Pekua Sadar Union, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. His father, Shafiul Alam, works in Qatar, and his mother, Jyotsna Akter, is a homemaker. Akram was the second among five siblings.
Wasim Akram completed his SSC at Mehernama High School in 2017 and HSC at Bakalia Government College in 2019. He later enrolled in the Department of Sociology at Chittagong College, where he was active in student politics as a joint convener of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal.




Quota Reform Movement and death


In 2024, Akram became actively involved in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, which sought changes to the public sector quota system. On 16 July 2024, during a protest in Chittagong's Muradpur area, Akram was fatally shot in a confrontation between reform activists, police, and members of a political party's student wing.
Only 16 hours before his death, Akram posted on Facebook, expressing his commitment to the movement. His posts went viral after his death, sparking widespread discussions and protests in Bangladesh. Wasim Akram was recognized as the first martyr of the quota reform movement in Chittagong.




Legacy


To commemorate Shaheed Wasim Akram, the first martyr of the anti-discrimination student movement in Chittagong, a park in the city's Ambagan area has been renamed Shaheed Wasim Park. Previously, this park was known as Sheikh Russell Children's Park.




References

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• Resistensi antimikroba
• Md. Wasim Akram
• List of people who died in the July massacre
• 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
• Bangladesh protests (2022–2024)
• July massacre
• 2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis
• 2024 Bangladesh post-resignation violence
• Non-cooperation movement (2024)
• Bangladesh quota reform movement
• Student–People's uprising