Anti-discrimination Students Movement

Anti-discrimination Students Movement
বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলন
Formation1 July 2024 (3 months ago) (2024-07-01)
TypeStudent activist
PurposeReformism[1]
Egalitarianism[2]
Social justice[3]
Assisting the interim government[4][5][6]
HeadquartersVaried
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Anti-discriminations Students Movement (Bengali: বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলন, romanizedBôiṣômyôbirōdhī Chātrô Āndōlôn) is a politically non-affiliated group of student activists in Bangladesh formed in 2024 during the nationwide student-led quota reform movement. The group has been credited for the ousting of the country's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 through the Student–People's uprising.[7]

  1. ^ Report, Star Digital (31 August 2024). "Students' movement working to build an inclusive society". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Students put forward four- point demand". The Daily Star. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ Karim, Wara (21 August 2024). "Non-resident Bangladeshi voices in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Liaison Committee to help interim government". Dhaka Tribune. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ Pathi, Krutika; Ganguly, Shonal (14 August 2024). "Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries". AP International. WDHN. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "50 injured as Ansars clash with students". The Daily Star. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Chowdhury, Jennifer. "The victory of Bangladesh's student movement should not surprise anyone". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 August 2024.