‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes

Abdul Ahad, 4, loved lollies, chips and chicken. On July 19, he was killed by stray bullet during the student-led protests and unrest in Bangladesh [Courtesy of Abdul Ahad's family]

Dhaka, Bangladesh – In the early afternoon of July 19, four-year-old Abdul Ahad was on the balcony of his family’s toy-strewn, rented apartment in Rayerbag neighbourhood when he saw a commotion on the street.

Abdul, loud, curious and always asking questions, called out to his father.