Five-Point Demand

The five-point demand is a state reform manifesto jointly issued by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee in Bangladesh in October 2024, advocating for sweeping political and constitutional changes to dismantle what they describe as a "fascist political settlement" and replace it with a democratic one.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][excessive citations]

The five-point demand consists of the complete abolition of the 1972 “MujibistConstitution, the removal of President Mohammad Shahabuddin, a ban on the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the invalidation of the past three parliamentary elections (2014, 2018, and 2024), and the proclamation of a second republic of Bangladesh.[8][7][9] Giving into the five-point demand, the interim government imposed a ban on the Chhatra League after the announcement of the five-point demand.[10]

  1. ^ "Anti-discrimination students demand termination of constitution, removal of president | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  2. ^ "Scrap '72 constitution, ban Chhatra League". The Daily Star. 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  3. ^ "BNP, other parties ask if govt supports new demands of students". The Business Standard. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh protesters seige presidential palace". The Economic Times. 2024-10-24. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  5. ^ "Protesters besiege presidential palace, Banga Bhaban, in Bangladesh". The Express Tribune. 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  6. ^ "Overhaul of constitution, BCL ban: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement issues five demands". Daily Sun. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  7. ^ a b "President seems on brink as student change-makers demand his exit". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  8. ^ নতুন ৫ দফা দাবি ঘোষণা বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলনের. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  9. ^ বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলন কেন পাঁচ দফা দাবি করছে?. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  10. ^ "Govt bans Chhatra League". Prothom Alo. 23 October 2024.