Golam Nafiz

Md. Golam Nafiz (; 22 May 2008 – 4 August 2024), was a Bangladeshi student activist who died in the Non-cooperation movement on 4 August 2024. He was photographed on a rickshaw on the way to the hospital, the image of which was well-publicized among the many fatalities of the July Uprising.

Personal life Nafiz was born to Md. Golam Rahman and Nazma Akter Nasima. He was the second child of the couple and the youngest of two brothers. His elder brother's name is Md. Golam Rasel. He lived in Mohakhali with his family. He passed his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from Banani Bidyaniketan School and College.

Non-cooperation movement and death

On the first day of the Non-cooperation movement, Nafiz and his friends joined protests in the Farmgate–Khamarbari area. Around 4.30 p.m., Nafiz was shot by the police at the Farmgate intersection. After being wounded, fellow protesters placed him in a rickshaw in an attempt to transport him to the nearest hospital. According to rickshaw puller Noor Mohammad, Nafiz was unconscious but still alive at that time. However, members of the Chhatra League obstructed the rickshaw, causing a delay in reaching the hospital. Upon arrival, doctors declared Nafiz dead.

On the way to the hospital, photojournalist Jibon Ahmed from Daily Manab Zamin captured a widely circulated image of Nafiz lying in the rickshaw's footwell with a Bangladeshi flag tied around his head, his arms and legs sprawled. The image quickly spread on social media and was featured on the front page of Manab Zamin the following day.

Nafiz's father searched for him throughout the night, going from hospital to hospital. It was only the next day that he found his son's body at the morgue of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital. Banani Bidyaniketan School and College named one of their academic buildings after him. The rickshaw carrying Nafiz was later donated to July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum and the rickshaw puller, Nur Mohammad, was assured of financial assistance by the interim government.