Dhaka, July 11 -- The global premiere of the film and exhibition titled 'Shoot Me, I Bare My Chest - A Counter-Forensic Investigation into the Killing of Abu Sayed' was held on Friday evening at DrikPath Bhobon in the capital, shedding a new light on Abu Sayed's killing through a counter-forensic lens.

The initiative, spearheaded by Drik Picture Library, Bangladesh, in collaboration with Forensic Architecture in the UK, delves into the killing of Abu Sayed, a student activist of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, who died during a protest on July 16, 2024.

His death marked a significant moment in the 'July Uprising', which eventually led to the fall of the then Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Challenging the official narrative that clai...