Martyr Abu Sayed, who became the symbol of the July-August uprising, has passed the 18th teachers’ registration examination.
Yet, his success will forever go unrecognized, a bittersweet reminder of a brilliant life lost too soon.
Samsur Rahman Sumon, one of the students who also participated in the student protests alongside martyr Abu Sayed said that on July 11, he faced violence from university student wing leaders while trying to lead a quota reform protest.
Despite being slapped and physically assaulted, Sayed took his first written exam on July 12 under immense stress.
Sabina Yasmin, another student from the English department of BRUR, said that Sayed had aspired to achieve great things in life.
The Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) published the written exam results on Monday.
A total of 348,680 candidates participated in the exam, with 83,865 passing.
Abu Sayed, a student from Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur was the first martyr in the students' movement.
He passed in the English and Bangla subjects as a teacher (general) for the Ebtedaye section of madrasa. His registration number is 201256297.
The 18th teachers' registration preliminary exam was held earlier on March 15 this year, with 1,340,833 candidates participating.
The preliminary results were published on May 15, with 479,981 candidates passing, resulting in a pass rate of 35.80%.
On July 16, protesters marched five kilometres through Rangpur city to Begum Rokeya University, with Sayed joining them. Clashes erupted with quota supporters, and police fired rounds of rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
Despite the chaos, Sayed stood firm, refusing to budge. At one point, he was shot in the chest and fell to the ground.
He was immediately taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where the attending physician declared him dead.
