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{{Short description|Bangladeshi student activist (1998–2024)}} 
{{Infobox person
| name               = Mir Mugdho
| native_name        = {{lang|bn|মীর মুগ্ধ}}
| image              = Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho Photo.jpg
| image caption      = Mugdho in 2024
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1998|10|09|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Uttara (neighbourhood)|Uttara]], [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2024|7|18|1998|9|17|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Azampur]], Dhaka, Bangladesh
| resting_place      = Kamarpara Bamnartek Graveyard, [[Sector 10, Uttara]], [[Dhaka]].
| known              = Mugdho
| movement           = [[Student–People's uprising]]<br />
*2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
| known for          = [[List of people killed in Bangladesh quota reform movement#2024|Prominent Member]] in [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement|2024 quota reform movement]]
| occupation         = Student, freelancer
| alma_mater         = [[Khulna University]] <br />[[Bangladesh University of Professionals]]
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho''' ( 9 October 1998 – 18 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student, [[freelancer]],<ref name="Daily Star">{{Cite news |date=31 July 2024 |title=Fiverr pays tribute to Mir Mugdho |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/fiverr-pays-tribute-mir-mugdho-3666551 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802020113/https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/fiverr-pays-tribute-mir-mugdho-3666551 |url-status=live }}
</ref> and activist in the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement|2024 quota reform movement]],<ref name="mu" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hossein |first1=Mansura |script-title=bn:'চোখেমুখে হাসত ছেলেটা, নৈতিক দায়িত্ববোধ থেকে সে আন্দোলনে গিয়েছিল' |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/97hgzhxlwo |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=29 July 2024 |language=bn}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Anupreeta |date=21 July 2024 |title=Behind Bangladesh Protests, Rage Over Inequality |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/world/asia/bangladesh-protests-quotas-jobs.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
</ref> who was shot dead while distributing food, water and [[biscuits]] during the protest.<ref name="mu2" /><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মাথায় গুলি লেগে যেভাবে লুটিয়ে পড়েছিল মুগ্ধ, প্রিয় ও রিয়াদ |url=https://dailyinqilab.com/motropolis/news/673053 |work=[[Daily Inqilab]] |language=bn |date=27 July 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726192700/https://dailyinqilab.com/motropolis/news/673053 |url-status=live }}
</ref> His death is widely recognised as a pivotal point in the [[Student–People's uprising]].<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মৃত্যুর আগেও মুগ্ধতা ছড়িয়ে গেছেন মুগ্ধ |url=https://www.voabangla.com/a/7725018.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[Voice of America]] Bangla |date=1 August 2024 |language=bn |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802052808/https://www.voabangla.com/a/7725018.html |url-status=live }}
</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/30/bangladesh-student-protests-hasina-quota-arrests-mourning/12b8b520-4e61-11ef-9728-3037305a6b0f_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802155532/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/30/bangladesh-student-protests-hasina-quota-arrests-mourning/12b8b520-4e61-11ef-9728-3037305a6b0f_story.html |url-status=live }}
</ref>

==Personal life==
Mugdho was born one of twins, one minute after his brother Snigdho. He had an elder brother, Dipto. Mugdho's father was a health inspector from Brahmanbaria municipality.<ref name="mu" /> As a child, he was a [[Bangladesh Scout]].<ref name="mu" /> He played football and was planning a trip around Bangladesh at the time of his death.<ref name="mu" />

Mugdho obtained his [[bachelor's degree]] in mathematics from [[Khulna University]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মুগ্ধকে হারিয়ে শোকসাগরে খুলনা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/news-details-237506 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=27 July 2024 |language=bn |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728172310/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangla/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/news-details-237506 |url-status=live }}
</ref>  After that, he began his MBA at [[Bangladesh University of Professionals]] (BUP), in Dhaka city. He was a freelancer, earning about $2,000-3,000 a month.<ref name="mu">{{Cite news |date=24 July 2024 |title=The unfinished dreams of Mugdho |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/352544/the-unfinished-dreams-of-mugdho |url-status= |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}
</ref>

==Quota reform movement and death==
On 18 July 2024, Mugdho set out to distribute food and water to the protestors. His twin brother Snigdho was planning to come with him, but Mugdho asked him not to. He began distributing food and water at 4&nbsp;pm.<ref name="mu" /> In a video recorded fifteen minutes before his death, he is seen distributing water bottles and boxes of biscuits to protestors.<ref name="Daily Star3">{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/lives-we-lost/news/promising-life-cut-short-bullet-3668151 |title=A promising life cut short by bullet
 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh){{!}}]] |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=2 August 2024 |last=Mizan |first=Mashfiq }}
</ref> Around 5&nbsp;pm, when he was at the side of the road, he was shot at Azampur intersection in Uttara.<ref name="mu" /><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:কোটা আন্দোলন: মাথায় গুলি লেগে যেভাবে লুটিয়ে পড়েছিল মুগ্ধ, প্রিয় ও রিয়াদ |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/c3g62dr1xw9o |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[BBC Bangla]] |date=26 July 2024 |language=bn |archive-date=3 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803030011/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/articles/c3g62dr1xw9o |url-status=live }}
</ref> The bullet entered through his forehead and exited through the right side of his head.<ref name="Daily Star3" /> His body was taken to Uttara Crescent Hospital where he was pronounced [[dead on arrival]].<ref name="mu" />

Snighdo was the first of Mugdho's family to learn of Mugdho's death and to see his brother's body.<ref name="Daily Star3" /> The rest of his family, who were in [[Cox's Bazar]] on holiday, learned of their son's death on next day morning.<ref name="mu2" />

==Legacy==
[[File:One point movement of Bangladesh in Shantinagar 07.jpg|thumb|A protester in the [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|non-cooperation movement]] carrying free water for the protesters in remembrance of Mugdho]]
Mugdho's death is considered one of the most notable deaths that occurred during the [[Student–People's uprising]] and created much discussion in social and political circles.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:কত–কী মুগ্ধতা উপহার দিয়ে গেছে ছেলেটা |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/lifestyle/vxm4l85up2 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=28 July 2024 |language=bn |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802131915/https://www.prothomalo.com/lifestyle/vxm4l85up2 |url-status=live }}
</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:আহতদের সহযোগিতা করতে গিয়ে প্রাণ হারান মুগ্ধ |url=https://bonikbarta.net/home/news_description/392531/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7 |work=[[Bonik Barta]] |date=26 July 2024 |language=bn |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729015807/https://bonikbarta.net/home/news_description/392531/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7 |url-status=live }}
</ref> His death was seen as a symbolic event in the uprising that became a symbol among the agitators.<ref name="Daily Star2">{{cite news |title=Death in quota protest: Education minister visits Mugdho's family |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/rights/news/death-quota-protest-education-minister-visits-mugdhos-family-3663381 |work=The Daily Star |date=27 July 2024 |language=en |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802020127/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/rights/news/death-quota-protest-education-minister-visits-mugdhos-family-3663381 |url-status=live }}
</ref> Soon after his death, the video of him distributing water and biscuits, posted by his twin brother, went viral on social media.<ref name="mu2">{{Cite news |date=29 July 2024 |title=A life full of promises cut short |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/life-full-promises-cut-short-905536 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en}}
</ref>

Freelance marketplace [[Fiverr]] offered its condolences on [[Facebook]] for his death.<ref name="Daily Star" /> The [[Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)|Minister of Education]] [[Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury]] also visited the home of Mugdho's family to give condolences following his death.<ref name="Daily Star2" />

"Mugdho" named water bottles were also distributed in a post-revolution cartoon festival.<ref name="সাম্প্রতিক ছাত্র আন্দোলনে নিহত ২৬৬ জনের তালিকা">{{Cite news|url=https://mzamin.com/news.php?news=120418|script-title=bn:সাম্প্রতিক ছাত্র আন্দোলনে নিহত ২৬৬ জনের তালিকা|website=[[Daily Manab Zamin]]|date=29 July 2024|access-date=29 July 2024|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729115638/https://mzamin.com/news.php?news=120418|archive-date=29 July 2024|url-status=live}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Death toll rises to 202 as 1 more dies under treatment |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/btixft7v9h |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=25 July 2024 |language=en |access-date=2 August 2024 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726103807/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/btixft7v9h |url-status=live }}
</ref> In August 2024, Bangabandhu Mukta Mancha, located in [[Uttara, Dhaka]], was renamed as [[Mugdho Mancha]] in his memory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailyinqilab.com/national/article/678084|script-title=bn:উত্তরায় মুগ্ধ মঞ্চ|first=মাসুদ|last=পারভেজ|date=14 August 2024|access-date=15 October 2024|newspaper=[[Daily Inqilab]]}}
</ref>

==See also==
*[[July massacre]]
*[[List of people killed in Bangladesh quota reform movement]]
**[[Abu Sayed (student activist)|Abu Sayed]]
**[[Farhan Faiyaaz]]
**[[Golam Nafiz]]
*[[Bangladesh quota reform movement]]
*[[Timeline of Student–People's uprising]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Protest-related deaths]]
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[[Category:Anti-discrimination Students Movement]]
[[Category:Martyr of Bangladesh]]
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[[Category:Bangladesh University of Professionals alumni]]
[[Category:Khulna University alumni]]
[[Category:People of the Student–People's uprising]]