Bangladeshi worker murdered in a racially motivated killing in the United Kingdom
Altab Ali
আলতাব আলী
Born
1953
Sylhet District, East Bengal, Pakistan[1]
Died
4 May 1978(1978-05-04) (aged 24)
St Mary's Park, London, United Kingdom[2]
Resting place
Sylhet District, Bangladesh
Occupation
Textile worker
Altab Ali (Bengali: আলতাব আলী; 24 Oct 1953[3]– 4 May 1978) was a Bangladeshi textile worker stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated killing.[4][5][6] His death sparked widespread outrage and grassroots action that helped to reduce racism against British Bangladeshis and British Asians in the United Kingdom.[4]
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AltabAli (Bengali: আলতাব আলী; 24 Oct 1953– 4 May 1978) was a Bangladeshi textile worker stabbed to death in London, in a racially motivated killing....
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