The year 2024 shall forever remain etched in our hearts as a season of mixed emotions. On one hand, we look back at those tumultuous days with joy. On the other hand, we remain apprehensive about what lies ahead.
In this “noya bondobosto,” discrimination has simply been repackaged, following the same rotten patterns we thought we had destroyed.
During Bangladesh’s July Movement, meme artists and political illustrators used digital satire and visual storytelling as powerful tools of resistance, transforming protest into art that exposed truth, challenged authority, and preserved uncensored history online.
A Rampura resident recounts the July Revolution from their 11th-floor window, witnessing Dhaka's transformation into a warzone as student-led protests erupted, culminating in regime collapse and the birth of a new, uncertain Bangladesh.
Despite the weekly holiday, anti-quota protesters once again blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, demanding reforms to the quota system in government jobs and condemning the police action on students the previous day.
The core issue with the quota system lies in allocating fixed percentages without considering the actual number of eligible candidates in a given year.
They fear that such a move would weaken their cadre strength
At pageants, the spotlight often shines on glamour and charisma. However, this year, Mr World Bangladesh 2024, B Proshad Das, and designer Tasmit Afiyat Arny, elevated the platform with a meaningful tribute to an unsung segment of Bangladesh’s population through a costume, titled “Tribute to Remittance Warrior.”
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus disclosed the development at a meeting with editors today.
They fear that such a move would weaken their cadre strength
At pageants, the spotlight often shines on glamour and charisma. However, this year, Mr World Bangladesh 2024, B Proshad Das, and designer Tasmit Afiyat Arny, elevated the platform with a meaningful tribute to an unsung segment of Bangladesh’s population through a costume, titled “Tribute to Remittance Warrior.”
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus disclosed the development at a meeting with editors today.
Stay in a group, never in alleyways
The July wind brought in the scent of new beginnings
Magic boys and girls of Bangladesh, I love you.
Movements leave an indelible mark on the psyche of the people, and thus, the culture. As people are pushed to the brink of intolerance through oppressive measures,
I’m not here to take sides, but I want to ask: Why are we so quick to question the students when reports started coming in of some crossing the line?
Bangladesh has recently witnessed extraordinary times. In July 2024, what began as a student movement demanding a restructuring of the government job quota system escalated into a countrywide mass movement for equality, justice, and democratic freedom.
With his outstretched arms, with his head held high, with his simple yet impenetrable courage Abu Sayed changed everything
