The Jatiya Nagorik Committee () is a Bangladeshi political platform. The platform was formed in the aftermath of the

July Revolution The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (), Second French Revolution, or ("Three Glorious ays), was a second French Revolution after French Revolution, the first of 1789–99. It led to the overthrow of King Cha ...

with a view to building consensus on rebuilding Bangladesh as an

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following the ouster of Prime Minister

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 ...

on 5 August 2024.

Background

Students in Bangladesh began a

quota reform movement The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government and pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by Universities in Bangladesh, university students. Initially focused on restructuring Quota system of B ...

in early June 2024 after the

Bangladesh Supreme Court Supreme Court of Bangladesh () is the highest court of law in the country. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was established by Part VI, Chapter I (Article 94) of the Constitution of Bangladesh, adopte ...

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

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s of protesters, known as the

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, by late July. By early August, the movement evolved into a

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, ultimately leading to the ouster of the then-Prime Minister,

, on 5 August 2024. Hasina's ouster triggered a

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, leading to the formation of a semi-revolutionary government led by the country's only Nobel laureate,

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, g ...

, as the chief adviser. Shortly after the formation of the oath-taking of Yunus-led government, the Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed.

Objectives

The central mission of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee is the reconstruction of Bangladesh as an inclusive democracy. Its members expressed strong opposition to the existing political settlement, describing it as authoritarian and oppressive. Among its founding objectives are building a quity-based new political settlement dismantling the old political settlement, ensuring justice for those involved in the

s and pushing for the demand for a constituent assembly election.

Activities

On 22 October 2024, the Jatiya Nagorik Committee along with the

Anti-Discrimination Students Movement Students Against Discrimination () is a platform of student activists in Bangladesh formed in 2024 during the nationwide student-led quota reform movement. The group was involved in the ousting of the country's former prime minister Sheikh H ...

announced a

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, advocating for sweeping political and constitutional changes to dismantle what they describe as a "fascist political settlement" and replace it with a "democratic one". On 31 December 2024, along with the

, it initially wanted to give the ''Proclamation of the July Uprising''. But as the government took over the responsibility of doing this, it held ''March of Unity'', where they demamded the thing officially from the government what they wanted to give. On 6–11 January 2025, it observed Proclamation Week to get the people's insights on the desired proclamation. Under having affiliation of

Students Against Discrimination Students Against Discrimination () is a platform of Student activism, student activists in Bangladesh formed in 2024 during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, nationwide student-led quota reform movement. The group was involved in the R ...

, a new political party named

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was revealed on 28 February 2025.

Controversial activities

On March 19, 2025, two members of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee's EPZ Thana Unit were arrested on charges of

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References

{{Reflist Aftermath of the July Revolution (Bangladesh) Organisations based in Dhaka Political organisations based in Bangladesh Anti-fascism in Bangladesh

Background

Objectives

Activities

Controversial activities

See also

References