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On July 16, during a confrontation between protesters and police at Begum Rokeya University, Sayed was shot four times<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/why-was-abu-sayed-shot-dead-cold-blood-3659466 |title=Why was Abu Sayed shot dead in cold blood? |date=18 July 2024 |access-date=28 July 2024 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726153110/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/why-was-abu-sayed-shot-dead-cold-blood-3659466 |url-status=live }}</ref> by a police officer and died before reaching the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|date=16 July 2024|lang=bn|title=রংপুরে যেভাবে গুলিবিদ্ধ হলেন আন্দোলনকারী আবু সাঈদ|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/1kt3h3qbuu|website=[[Prothom Alo]]|access-date=17 July 2024|archive-date=16 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716161955/https://www.prothomalo.com/photo/bangladesh/1kt3h3qbuu|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sayed's death was commemorated by students who renamed ''Rangpur Park'' intersection to ''Shaheed Abu Sayed Chatwar'' ({{lit|HeroMartyr Abu Sayed Square}}) in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/social-media/283064 |title=রংপুর পার্ক মোড়ের নাম ‌'শহীদ আবু সাঈদ চত্বর' দিলেন শিক্ষার্থীরা |lang=bn |access-date=28 July 2024 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728212625/https://www.rtvonline.com/social-media/283064 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chief Adviser (Bangladesh)|Interim Chief Adviser]] [[Muhammad Yunus]] also acknowledged Sayed’s significance and paid respects at his grave.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/354249/chief-adviser-yunus-reaches-rangpur-to-visit | title=Chief Adviser Yunus visits Sayed’s Rangpur home, condoles family members | work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] | date=10 August 2024 | access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref>

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