Nahid Islam

Nahid Islam
নাহিদ ইসলাম
Nahid Islam in 2024
Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Assumed office
9 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byZunaid Ahmed Palak
Adviser for Information and Broadcasting
Assumed office
16 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byMohammad A Arafat
Personal details
Born1998 (age 25–26)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma mater
OccupationAdviser
ProfessionSocial Activist
Human rights activist
NicknameFahim[1]

Nahid Islam (Bengali: নাহিদ ইসলাম; born 1998) is a Bangladeshi student activist who serves as an adviser to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government.[2][3] He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People's uprising, ultimately resulting in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.[4] He was named on the Time 100 Next list in 2024.[5][6]

  1. ^ "উপদেষ্টা নাহিদ ইসলাম সম্পর্কে জেনে নিন আরও কিছু তথ্য". Daily Kalbela (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Saad, Muntakim; Islam, Rafiul (9 August 2024). "From students to youngest-ever advisers". The Daily Star.
  3. ^ "Who is Nahid Islam, student who led protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina and is part of interim Bangladesh govt?". Firstpost. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hasnat, Saif; Mashal, Mujib; Bigg, Matthew Mpoke (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh's Leader Resigns and Flees Country After Protests". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Hölzl, Verena (2024-10-02). "2024 TIME100 Next: Nahid Islam". TIME. Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  6. ^ "Adviser Nahid makes it to 'TIME100 Next 2024' list". The Business Standard. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024.