IN 2025, Bangladesh鈥檚 54th anniversary of Independence Day cannot be observed by bypassing the July 2024 movement. Some people may not endorse the epithet 鈥榮econd independence鈥�, the outcome of the student uprising that ended Hasina鈥檚 autocratic rule and created a 鈥榥ew鈥� Bangladesh. They may have a reason. It may be that they compare the second..
Different student organisations will observe Autocracy Resistance Day today recalling the student uprising in 1983 that forced the then government to cancel Mazid Khan Education Commission report and forged unity among political, social and student organisations against the then military rule of Hussein Muhammad Ershad...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that Centre for Policy Dialogue鈥檚 research and public awareness activities played a huge role in creating the mindset for the recent student uprising...
BANGLADESH experienced a political earthquake when prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following a nationwide protest in August led by the youth, particularly the Gen-Z generation. The 鈥楪en-Z Revolution鈥� shares striking similarities with the Arab Spring, underscoring the powerful impact of youth-driven movements in bringing about significant radical change in Bangladesh...