Anti-Discrimination Student Movement
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Anti-discrimination Students Movement or Students Against Discrimination (Bengali: বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলন, Romanized: Bôiṣômyôbirōdhī Chātrô Āndōlôn) is a politically non-affiliated platform of student activists in Bangladesh formed in 2024 during the nationwide student-led quota reform movement. The group is credited for the ousting of the country's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 through the Student–People's uprising.
On 22 October 2024, the Anti-discrimination Students Movement and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee jointly announced a five-point demand, advocating for sweeping political and constitutional changes to dismantle what they describe as a "fascist political settlement" and replace it with a democratic one.
History
The organisation was created on 1 July 2024. On 8 July 2024, it announced a 65-member committee, comprising 23 coordinators and 42 co-coordinators, to make the movement a success after its creation. On 3 August, after the agitation grew in scale, the group formed a 158-member coordination team with students from various educational institutions, of which 49 were coordinators and 109 were co-coordinators.
Since its inception, several coordinators have been seen at the helm of this group. Among them are Nahid Islam, Rifat Rashid, student of International Relations Department of University of Dhaka, Sarjis Alam, student of Zoology Department of Dhaka University, Hasnat Abdullah, Asif Mahmud and Abu Bakr Majumdar of English Department, Arif Sohel, student of Jahangirnagar University and others.
Coordinators
- Nahid Islam[1]
- Sarjis Alam[2]
- Asif Mahmud[1]
- Mahfuz Alam (liaison committee)[3]
- Shadik Kayem (DU Shibir president)[4]
- Rifat Rashid[5]
- Hasnat Abdullah (convener)[6]
- Abu Sayed (Rangpur)[7]
- Abu Baker Mazumder[5]
- Abdul Hannan Masud (chief organiser)[8]
- Arif Shohel (member secretary)[8]
- Khan Talat Mahmud Rafy (Chattogram)[9]
- Nusrat Tabassum[10]
- Abdul Kader[11]
- Mahin Sarker[12]
- Hasib Al Islam[13]
- Umama Fatema (spokesperson)[14]
- Abdullah Salehin Ayon[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Who is student leader Asif Mahmud? Explainer". The Financial Express. 8 August 2024. https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/who-is-student-leader-asif-mahmud-explainer/3577869/.
- ↑ "Sarjis congratulates advisers Nahid, Asif". Somoy TV. 9 August 2024. https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-08-09/O3LX4X3y.
- ↑ "Student leader Mahfuz Alam made special assistant to chief adviser". Prothom Alo. 28 August 2024. https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/vakwr6h2gp.
- ↑ "Student movement organiser Shadik exposed as Shibir president". New Age. 23 September 2024. https://www.newagebd.net/post/education/245966/student-movement-organiser-shadik-exposed-as-shibir-president.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "3 missing coordinators of anti-discriminatory student movement found". Prothom Alo. 25 July 2024. https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/dz51fhhcw6.
- ↑ "'Cooperate with law enforcement, maintain good relations with journos': Anti-quota movement coordinator sets guidelines" (in en). The Business Standard. 2024-07-13. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cooperate-law-enforcement-maintain-good-relations-journos-anti-quota-movement-coordinator.
- ↑ "Dr Yunus to visit Abu Sayed's home on Saturday". Dhaka Tribune. 9 August 2024. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/354182/dr-yunus-to-visit-abu-sayed-s-home-on-saturday.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Four new teams formed to rebuild Anti-discrimination Student Movement". The Financial Express. 19 August 2024. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/four-new-teams-formed-to-rebuild-anti-discrimination-student-movement.
- ↑ "BCL man 'threatens' CU quota protest leader". The Daily Star. 9 July 2024. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/bcl-man-threatens-cu-quota-protest-leader-3652331.
- ↑ "Nusrat Tabassum: 'I want to be the voice of the masses'". 2024-08-11. https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/nusrat-tabassum-i-want-be-voice-masses-913826.
- ↑ "How 9-point charter of demand emerged during student movement, narrates coordinator Kader" (in en). bdnews24.com. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/595dbec4fb5b.
- ↑ "Quota reform: Coordinators announce fresh programme from secret location" (in en). The Business Standard. 2024-07-28. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/quota-reform-coordinators-announce-fresh-programme-secret-location-904796.
- ↑ "আন্দোলনে আহতরা চিকিৎসা কেনো পাচ্ছে না? Hasib Al Islam- Rtv News". RTV News. 2024-10-15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ndK-LolRxQ.
- ↑ "Umama Fatema: One of the forefront agitator in quota reform movement" (in en). The Business Standard. 2024-08-30. https://www.tbsnews.net/videos/umama-fatema-one-forefront-agitator-quota-reform-movement-928866.
- ↑ "Four new teams formed to rebuild Anti-discrimination Student Movement" (in en). The Financial Express. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/four-new-teams-formed-to-rebuild-anti-discrimination-student-movement.