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In India, the All India Democratic Students Organisation staged a protest in Kolkata in support of the Bangladeshi students. [z] In Nepal, on July 20, the All Nepal National Free Students Union held a rally in solidarity with the quota reform movement in Bangladesh and to protest the killing of students. [431]
Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho (Bengali: মীর মাহফুজুর রহমান মুগ্ধ; 9 October 1998 – 18 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student, freelancer, [125] and activist in the 2024 quota reform movement, [126] [127] [128] who was shot dead while distributing food, water and biscuits during the protest.
Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho (Bengali: মীর মাহফুজুর রহমান মুগ্ধ; 9 October 1998 – 18 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student, freelancer, [112] and activist in the 2024 quota reform movement, [113] [114] [115] who was shot dead while distributing food, water and biscuits during the protest.
From 2 to 6 July, students of various institutions held protests, human chains, highway blockades, etc. in different parts of the country. On 7 July, the platform called for the "Bangla Blockade", under which students staged demonstrations, marches, civil disobedience and blockades of highways and railways. [21]
The students took to the streets with a single demand: the resignation of the Prime Minister. [160] Students and ordinary people gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar area with protest marches from different parts of the capital, [161] At around 5:30 PM, Nahid Islam, one of the coordinator, addressed the assembled crowd at Shaheed Minar.
Guardians and teachers of students, rights activists, and eminent citizens scheduled to hold a rally protest the continued attacks, torture and arrest of quota reform activists in front of the Jatiya Press Club at 4:00pm under the banner of "Udbigno Obhibhabok O Nagorik” (worried guardians and citizens).
The incident impelled students to demand safer roads and stricter traffic laws, and the demonstrations rapidly spread throughout Bangladesh. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The protests were peaceful until 2 August, when police attempted to disperse the demonstrators with tear gas and people believed to be members of a pro-government youth league attacked ...
[c] Started as a student movement, the movement later escalated into a fully-fledged mass uprising known as the Student–People's uprising. The protest began in June 2024, in response to the Supreme Court of Bangladesh reinstating a 30% quota for descendants of freedom fighters, reversing the government decision made in response to the 2018 ...