Abrar Fahad
Abrar Fahad | |
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আবরার ফাহাদ | |
| Born | February 12, 1998 Kushtia, Bangladesh |
| Died | October 7, 2019 (aged 21) |
| Cause of death | Blunt force trauma |
| Alma mater | Kushtia Zilla School Notre Dame College |
| Known for | Circumstances of his death |
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| Awards | Independence Award (2025) |
Abrar Fahad (12 February 1998 – 7 October 2019) was a Bangladeshi university student who died following a severe torture by members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League party. The assault was allegedly motivated by a Facebook post in which he criticized Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to India.
Fahad was a second-year student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). In 2019, after posting a critical status on Facebook about several agreements signed during Sheikh Hasina's visit to India, a group of leaders from the BUET unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League brutally beat him to death.
The autopsy report confirmed that Abrar Fahad was beaten to death with blunt objects. In 2025, he was posthumously awarded the Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh.
On March 11, 2025, the Shaheed Abrar Fahad Stadium was inaugurated in Kushtia, Bangladesh, honoring the late BUET student Abrar Fahad.