On June 5, the High Court ruled that the government…
Learn MoreBy 5 pm, the crowd had grown. Thousands of students…
Learn MoreProtests intensified. A large rally began at the university library…
Learn MoreThe deadline passed. The government offered no response. On this day, a sustained, organized protest began under a new name: the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Students issued a series of clear,…
Learn MoreThe call for unity grew louder. On July 2, a mass student procession, described as a "March of the People" (গণপদযাত্রা), was announced, aiming to bring together voices from every…
Learn MoreOn July 14, the sitting Prime Minister made a deeply divisive comment: “If the grandchildren of freedom fighters are not eligible, should the grandchildren of collaborators get the jobs instead?”…
Learn MoreOn July 16, footage surfaced showing the brutal killing of a student named Abu Saeed. The video spread quickly. Across the country, ordinary citizens began to realize the full extent…
Learn MoreThat evening, at 8 PM, Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, a key student coordinator, announced a bold new step: a complete nationwide shutdown. The demands were clear: justice for the killings,…
Learn MoreThe nationwide shutdown brought the country to a standstill. Roads emptied. Schools closed. Offices shuttered. Reports of violence and casualties came in from across the country. In Dhaka, the military…
Learn MoreAt 11 PM, plainclothes officers abducted student coordinator Asif Mahmud from Hatirjheel. With internet cut off, news of his disappearance spread slowly and in fragments. That same night, the ruling…
Learn MoreDespite the curfew, protesters returned to the streets. Spontaneous rallies broke out across Dhaka. Gunfire, tear gas, and baton charges followed. Protesters were arrested. One of them was student coordinator…
Learn MoreOn July 22, the government formally approved a new gazette notification revising the quota system, in line with the Supreme Court’s directive. The following day, the revised policy was officially…
Learn MoreA statement was released to the media titled “Remarks by Coordinator Md. Nahid Islam on the Current Situation.” In it, the movement made its position clear. The revised gazette was…
Learn MoreOn July 26, plainclothes officers entered Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital, where Nahid Islam and fellow coordinator Asif Mahmud were still recovering. Along with a third activist, Bakir Mojumder, they were taken…
Learn MoreAs news spread of the coerced video statements, protests erupted once again. In Dhaka and across the country, students and citizens took to the streets. Many wore red cloth over…
Learn MoreOn July 31, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement called for a nationwide “March for Justice.” From courtrooms to campuses to city streets, people responded. The next day, they held “Remembering Our…
Learn MoreOn the afternoon of August 2, after Friday prayers, rallies surged through neighborhoods and cities. From villages to urban centers, people poured into the streets. In Dhaka, a “Journey of…
Learn MoreAt a mass gathering of thousands at the Central Shaheed Minar, coordinator Nahid Islam announced a historic one-point demand for the fall of the government and the abolition of fascism.…
Learn MoreOn August 4, large-scale clashes broke out between ruling party armed groups and the general body of students and citizens. The next day, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced a “March…
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