Nahid IslamMember Secretary of the Gonotantrik Chhatra ShaktiIn office4 September 2023 – 14 September 2024ConvenerAkhter HossenPreceded byposition createdSucceeded byorganisation dissolvedPersonal detailsBornMuhammad Nahid Islam (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998Dhaka, BangladeshPartyNational Citizen PartySpouseFatimatuz JohraEducationUniversity of DhakaOccupationPoliticianOrganizationGonotantrik Chhatra Shakti (2023–2024)SignatureWebsitehttps://www.nahidislam.info/NicknameFahimNahid Islam (born 28 April 1998) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the founding convener of National Citizen Party, the country's first student led political party.
Hasnat AbdullahMd. Abul Hasnat, better known as Hasnat Abdullah (Bengali: হাসনাত আব্দুল্লাহ) is a Bangladeshi politician, educator, activist, and former convener of the Students Against Discrimination, which led the July Uprising in 2024. He has been the Chief Organizer (Southern Region) of the National Citizen Party since 2025. He is a member of the Parliament of 13th Jatiya Sangsad from Comilla-4 constituency.
Sarjis AlamSarjis Alam (born 2 July 1998) is a Bangladeshi politician and activist. He is one of the coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination, which led the July Uprising leading to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government. He has been the Chief Organizer (Northern Region) of the National Citizen Party since 2025. BiographyEarly life and educationSarjis Alam was born on 23 December 1998 in Atwari Upazila, Panchagarh. His home is in Bamankumar village, Atwari, Panchagarh.
Rifat RashidMohammad Rashidul Islam Rifat (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ রশিদুল ইসলাম রিফাত), commonly known as Rifat Rashid (Bengali: রিফাত রশিদ), is a Bangladeshi student leader and political activist. He is the chief organizer of Jatiya Jubo Shakti, the youth wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP). Before joining NCP, Rifat served as the president of Students Against Discrimination.
Jatiya Nagorik CommitteeThe Jatiya Nagorik Committee (Bengali: জাতীয় নাগরিক কমিটি, lit.'National Citizen's Committee') is a Bangladeshi political platform. The platform was formed in the aftermath of the July Uprising with a view to building consensus on rebuilding Bangladesh as an inclusive democracy following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.
Student activismWork by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social changeCity University of Hong Kong students staging a sit-in during 2014 Hong Kong protests over blocking of electoral reformsStudents demonstrating against university privatization in Athens, Greece, 2007Shimer College students protesting threatened changes to the school's democratic governance, 2010Tufts University students demonstrating for disinvestment from fossil fuels, 2013Student activism or campus activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change.
Resignation of Sheikh HasinaEarly life and educationSheikh FamilyAssassination of the familyParties and AlliancesAwami LeagueGrand AllianceElectoral history198619881991February 1996June 199620012008201420182024MinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryFifth ministryFirst Premiership (1996–2001)Sharing the water of the GangesChittagong Hill Tracts Peace AccordBangladesh Telecommunication Act, 1996Repeal of the Indemnity ActAshrayan-1D-8 Organization for Economic CooperationBIMSTEC2001 Bangladesh–India border clashesOpposition Leader (2001–2009)2004 Dhaka grenade attack2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisisLogi Boitha MovementSecond Premiership (2009–2024)Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009Cyber Security Act, 2023Fifteenth constitutional amendmentInternational Crimes Tribunal2013 Shahbag protestsEnforced disappearances (Aynaghar)Bangladesh Rifles revoltAbolition of Caretaker Government2015 Rohingya crisis2013 Bangladesh violencePadma Bridge graft scandalYoung BanglaAttacks by Islamic extremistsJuly 2016 Dhaka attackBangladesh Bank robbery2021 anti-Hindu violencePersecution of journalists2015 political crisisSuppressed freedom of expressionIndo-Bangla land boundary agreement, 2015COVID-19 pandemic2024 State visit to ChinaResignation and Exile (2024-present)Quota reform movementJuly RevolutionNon-cooperation movementJuly massacreResignation2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis2025 Awami League ban protestsDemolition of Dhanmondi 32Legal proceedingsNational ProjectsVision 2021Delta PlanJamuna BridgeForces Goal 2030Digital BangladeshPadma BridgeDhaka–Jessore lineKarnaphuli TunnelRampal Power StationGanges Barrage ProjectPort of PayraRooppur Nuclear Power PlantPurbachal New TownAshrayan-2Bangladesh Satellite-1Metro RailMatarbari PortDhaka Elevated ExpresswayChittagong Elevated ExpresswayFilms and DocumentariesHasina: A Daughter's TaleAll the Prime Minister's MenHasina: 36 Days in JulyThe Battle for BangladeshThe Assassin Next DoorOthersState visitsControversiesSudha SadanGanabhabanAssassination attemptEntities titled afterGallery: Picture, Sound, VideoOn 5 August 2024, at around 2:25 p.m., Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country on a helicopter with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, to India, arriving in Delhi via Agartala.
Awami LeagueBanned political party in BangladeshThe Bangladesh Awami League, commonly known as the Awami League, was a political party in Bangladesh and its predecessor East Pakistan. Founded on 23 June 1949, it played a vital role in the country's struggle for independence. The party had maintained a sole dominance over the country's political system between 2009 and 2024, before being ousted in the July Uprising.
Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001; 2009–2024)Early life and educationSheikh FamilyAssassination of the familyParties and AlliancesAwami LeagueGrand AllianceElectoral history198619881991February 1996June 199620012008201420182024MinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryFifth ministryFirst Premiership (1996–2001)Sharing the water of the GangesChittagong Hill Tracts Peace AccordBangladesh Telecommunication Act, 1996Repeal of the Indemnity ActAshrayan-1D-8 Organization for Economic CooperationBIMSTEC2001 Bangladesh–India border clashesOpposition Leader (2001–2009)2004 Dhaka grenade attack2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisisLogi Boitha MovementSecond Premiership (2009–2024)Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009Cyber Security Act, 2023Fifteenth constitutional amendmentInternational Crimes Tribunal2013 Shahbag protestsEnforced disappearances (Aynaghar)Bangladesh Rifles revoltAbolition of Caretaker Government2015 Rohingya crisis2013 Bangladesh violencePadma Bridge graft scandalYoung BanglaAttacks by Islamic extremistsJuly 2016 Dhaka attackBangladesh Bank robbery2021 anti-Hindu violencePersecution of journalists2015 political crisisSuppressed freedom of expressionIndo-Bangla land boundary agreement, 2015COVID-19 pandemic2024 State visit to ChinaResignation and Exile (2024-present)Quota reform movementJuly RevolutionNon-cooperation movementJuly massacreResignation2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis2025 Awami League ban protestsDemolition of Dhanmondi 32Legal proceedingsNational ProjectsVision 2021Delta PlanJamuna BridgeForces Goal 2030Digital BangladeshPadma BridgeDhaka–Jessore lineKarnaphuli TunnelRampal Power StationGanges Barrage ProjectPort of PayraRooppur Nuclear Power PlantPurbachal New TownAshrayan-2Bangladesh Satellite-1Metro RailMatarbari PortDhaka Elevated ExpresswayChittagong Elevated ExpresswayFilms and DocumentariesHasina: A Daughter's TaleAll the Prime Minister's MenHasina: 36 Days in JulyThe Battle for BangladeshThe Assassin Next DoorOthersState visitsControversiesSudha SadanGanabhabanAssassination attemptEntities titled afterGallery: Picture, Sound, VideoSheikh Hasina Wazed (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who twice served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 until her resignation in 2024.
Umbrella organizationAn umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and identities to the smaller organizations. In this kind of arrangement, it is sometimes responsible, to some degree, for the groups under its care.
Jatiya Party (Ershad)The Jatiya Party (Bengali: জাতীয় পার্টি, romanized: Jatiyo Party, lit. 'National Party'), JaPa or JP(E), is a political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 January 1986 by then Bangladeshi president Hussain Muhammad Ershad. The party was the ruling party of the country between 1986 and 1990. Following the 1985 Bangladeshi military rule referendum, Ershad established the party as a civilian platform to support his military presidency.
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movementLead figuresCollective leadership Nahid IslamAsif MahmudMahfuj AlamSarjis AlamHasnat AbdullahNusrat TabassumShadik KayemAbu Sayed†And others...Sheikh HasinaAsaduzzaman KhanAnisul HuqMohammad A. ArafatFarhad HossainZunaid Ahmed PalakObaidul QuaderSaddam Hussain Sheikh EnanMd Mainul Hossain Khan NikhilCasualties and lossesDeaths: At least 45 non-protester civilians (including 32 children) and 4 journalistsTotal: At least 1,500+ deathsInjuries: 225+ journalists
Bengali languageBengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken by the Bengali people, native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh and India's West Bengal) as well as in Barak Valley in Assam and Tripura in South Asia.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.