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Hasnat Abdullah
Hasnat Abdullah () is a Bangladeshi politician, activist, and former convener of the Students Against Discrimination, which led the Student–People's uprising in 2024. He has been the Chief Organizer ( Southern Region) of the National Citizen Party since 2025. Activism Abdullah was one of the coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the initial quota reform movement opposing quotas in government jobs and evolved into broader anti-government movement opposing the Hasina government. He, along with Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam and others gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when police detained him and several other University of Dhaka students as the protests became violent. In the aftermath, On August 5, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country after resigning. Following the exile of Hasina, Nahid Islam stated that their goals weren't fully met and that the Anti-discrimination Students Movement aimed to "abolish fascist sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Citizen Party
The National Citizen Party (NCP; ), is a List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. Initiated by the Students Against Discrimination and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, it was established on 28 February 2025 as the first student-led political party in the history of Bangladesh. It was established in the Aftermath of July Revolution (Bangladesh), aftermath of the July Revolution. After the fall of the Awami League government following the July Revolution (Bangladesh), July Revolution on 5 August 2024, rumours emerged about the formation of a new political party. During the uprising, a manifesto by the leadership of the Students Against Discrimination mentioned the idea of a new political arrangement. Subsequently, in September, the Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed with the aim of restructuring the country. In December, it was revealed that a new party would be formed in February 2025, and efforts were made to establish committees in every upazila, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahid Islam
Muhammad Nahid Islam (; born 28 April 1998) is a Bangladeshi politician, activist and the founding convener of National Citizen Party (NCP). He was the central key coordinator of the Students Against Discrimination, which led the July Revolution (Bangladesh), July Revolution, culminating in prime minister Resignation of Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Hasina's resignation. He also served as an Adviser (Interim government of Bangladesh), adviser of the Yunus ministry, interim government of Bangladesh between August 2024 and February 2025. Born in 1998, Nahid got involved with politics while attending the University of Dhaka. After Ohidul Islam and others v. The Government of Bangladesh and others, government job quota system was reinstated in 2024, he became the central key coordinator of Students Against Discrimination and led 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, 2024 quota reform movement. He came to national attention when he was abducted, tortured and detained by the Detective Branch o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Janakantha
''Daily Janakantha'' (; ''Dainik Janakanṭha'' "Daily People's Voice") is a Bengali daily newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is owned by Janakantha Shilpa Paribar (GJSP). History This newspaper was first published on 21 February 1993. Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud was the editor of the newspaper till his death. Janakantha created Janakantha Gunijan Sammanana and Pratibha Sammanana awards. In 1999, Bangladesh Army personnel defused a landmine left at the newspaper office by suspected Islamist militants. Mohammad Atikullah Khan Masud, editor of ''Janakantha'', was arrested by joint forces on 7 March 2007 from Janakantha Bhaban. He was charged with using fraud to get designs approved for two buildings in Hosseini Dalan Road from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha. Tanzeena Ismail, Judge of Special Court-6, sentenced him to seven years imprisonment. In October 2007 a fraud case was withdrawn against him after he settled the matter out of court with the accuser. The accu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajker Patrika
''Ajker Patrika'' is a Bengali-language daily newspaper that is published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper started publishing on June 27, 2021. Golam Rahman is the editor of ''Ajker Patrika''. As of September 2022, the circulation of ''Ajker Patrika'' is around 1,08,100. History and details The inaugural issue of Ajker Patrika was published on 27 June 2021. Its slogan is "Country's Local Newspaper". The head office of the newspaper in Banasree, Rampura of the capital Dhaka. In addition to the printed version, ''Ajker Patrika'' has online portal and e-paper as well. ''Ajker Patrika'' is printed in the form of a broadsheet newspaper using newsprint paper. It consists of 12 pages. Each page has 8 columns. This newspaper has 12 local editions. ''Ajker Patrka'' publishes news in different sections through its print and digital platforms. Notable amongst these are national, regional and international news, business, editorial, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, health, fact check, tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaler Kantho
''Kaler Kantho'' () is one of the most popular Bengali newspapers in Bangladesh. It is a part of East West Media Group, which is a part of Bashundhara Group. The same group owns ''Bangladesh Pratidin'', '' Daily Sun'', News24, Banglanews24, and Radio Capital. Abed Khan was the founder editor of ''Kaler Kantho''. The daily was first published on 10 January 2010. Khan resigned as editor in June 2011. After Khan's resignation, Imdadul Haq Milan, a popular novelist from Bangladesh, became the editor. Shahed Mohammad Ali, former senior news editor of ''Prothom Alo,'' became the acting editor on 3 October 2021 after Milan became the EWMG director and brand ambassador. On 18 August 2024, the offices of ''Kaler Kantho'' was vandalized. There are many feature and daily pages in ''Kaler Kantho'', including - Chakri Ache (Career and jobs), Tech Bisshow (IT feature page), Tech Pratidin, Oboshore, A2Z, Dosh dik (Literature), Biggapon biroti, Doctor Achen (Health), Kothay Kothay, Ronge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awami League
The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is one of the two dominant parties in the country, along with their traditional rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party's activities were banned on 10 May 2025, under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, Anti-Terrorism Act. In 1949, the party was founded as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (after 1955, the East Pakistan Awami League) by Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalists, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Yar Mohammad Khan and Shamsul Huq, and joined later by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy who went on to become Prime Minister of Pakistan. It was established as the Socialism, socialist Bengali people, Bengali alternative to the domination of the Muslim League (Pakistan), Muslim League in Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July Revolution (Bangladesh)
The July Revolution, also known as the Student–People's uprising, was a pro-democracy mass uprising in Bangladesh in 2024. It began as a quota reform movement in early June 2024, led by the Students Against Discrimination, after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector. The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out mass killings of protesters, known as the July massacre, by late July. By early August, the movement evolved into a non-cooperation movement, ultimately leading to the ouster of the then-prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India. Hasina's ouster triggered a constitutional crisis, leading to the formation of an interim government led by the country's only Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, as the chief adviser. Names ''July Revolution'' and ''Student–People's uprising'' are the two most widely used names of the movement. On 3 August, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunus Ministry
An interim government led by Muhammad Yunus was formed on 8 August 2024 in Bangladesh, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 amid nationwide student and public protests against the government. Following the dissolution of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad on 6 August 2024, the interim cabinet will remain in office until a new Prime Minister is appointed after a snap general election. The government, like the previous non-caretaker government interim administrations (in 1975 and 1990), is extra-constitutional. However, Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh affirmed the legality of the stopgap government on 9 August 2024, stating that the doctrine of necessity created an urgent need to manage state affairs and address the constitutional vacuum, similar to previous cases. The main pledge of his ministry is to forge consensus about and implement fundamental reforms that are required to hold a free and fair national election by June 2026. Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entrepreneur, and civil society leader who has been serving as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Muhammad Yunus, interim Yunus ministry, government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 as the first Bangladeshi. He is the founder of Grameen Bank. Born in Hathazari Upazila, Hathazari, Chittagong District, Chittagong, Yunus passed his matriculation and intermediate examinations from Chittagong Collegiate School and Chittagong College, respectively. He completed his BA from University of Dhaka and joined as a lecturer in Chittagong College. He obtained his PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University in the United States. After the Bangladesh famine of 1974, devastating famine of 1974, Yunus started to work on poverty elevation in Bangladesh. He began experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resignation Of Sheikh Hasina
On 5 August 2024, at around 3:00 p.m., Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on a helicopter with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, to India, arriving in Delhi via Agartala. Although she intended to record a speech, she did not have the opportunity to do so. Background Sheikh Hasina's first term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh began on June 23, 1996, when she took office after her party, the Awami League, secured victory in the general election, succeeding Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This initial period lasted until July 15, 2001. She returned to power on January 6, 2009, following a decisive win in the 2008 general election, and subsequently secured re-election in 2014, 2018, and 2024. However, these later elections were widely criticized for lack of transparency, with opposition parties boycotting them and international observers alleging vote manipulation and suppression. Her government was also accused of interfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her second term in office, which critics characterized as a dictatorship, ended in self-imposed exile following the July Revolution (Bangladesh), July Revolution in 2024. Hasina is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's President of Bangladesh, founding president, and is a member of the Tungipara Sheikh family, Tungipara Sheikh political family. She had little presence in politics before Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, her father's assassination in August 1975. Afterwards, she took asylum in India and became involved with the Awami League and was elected as its president, a position which she continues to hold to this day while residing in India. After returning to Bangladesh in 1981, she and her party Awami League became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
