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| term_start = 8 August 2024
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'''Nahid Islam''' ({{langx|bn|নাহিদ ইসলাম}}; born 1998) is a [[Bangladeshi]] [[student activist]] who serves as an [[Adviser (Interim government of Bangladesh)|adviser]] to the [[Yunus ministry|Interim government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saad |first1=Muntakim |last2=Islam |first2=Rafiul |title=From students to youngest-ever advisers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/students-youngest-ever-advisers-3672836 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Who is Nahid Islam, student who led protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina and is part of interim Bangladesh govt? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nahid-islam-26-year-old-student-who-led-protests-to-oust-bangladeshs-sheikh-hasina-13801546.html |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827060743/https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nahid-islam-26-year-old-student-who-led-protests-to-oust-bangladeshs-sheikh-hasina-13801546.html |archive-date=27 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> He is a key coordinator of the [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement]], which led the [[Student–People's uprising]], culminating in Prime Minister [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)#Outcome|Sheikh Hasina's resignation]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/05/world/bangladesh-protests | title=Bangladesh's Leader Resigns and Flees Country After Protests | work=[[The New York Times]] | last1=Hasnat | first1=Saif | last2=Mashal | first2=Mujib | last3=Bigg | first3=Matthew Mpoke | date=5 August 2024 }}</ref>
'''Nahid Islam''' is a Bangladeshi student activist. He is currently an advisor to [[2024 Bangladesh interim government|interim government]] . He was one of the main leaders of the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]], which later turned into the [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|Non-cooperation movement]], leading to [[Sheikh Hasina]]'s government's fall, the government that unjustly called the protesters as [[Razakars]].

He was named on the [[Time 100#Time 100 Next list|''Time'' 100 Next]] list in 2024.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hölzl |first=Verena |date=2 October 2024 |title=2024 TIME100 Next: Nahid Islam |url=https://time.com/7023527/nahid-islam/|access-date=2024-10-03 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003133051/https://time.com/7023527/nahid-islam/ |archive-date=2024-10-03 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Adviser Nahid makes it to 'TIME100 Next 2024' list |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/adviser-nahid-makes-it-time100-next-2024-list-957351|work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=3 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005202913/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/adviser-nahid-makes-it-time100-next-2024-list-957351 |archive-date=5 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Nahid, born in Dhaka in 1998, is a sociology student at the [[University of Dhaka]]. His intermediate life passed in Govt. Science College, Tejgaon. His father works as a teacher, and his mother is a homemaker. He is married and has a younger brother, Nakib, who is also studying at the same university.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-06 |title=Who is Nahid Islam, soft-spoken sociology student leader behind fall of Bangladesh government |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/who-is-nahid-islam-soft-spoken-sociology-student-leader-behind-fall-of-bangladesh-government/articleshow/112311857.cms |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Nahid was born in [[Dhaka]] in 1998.<ref name="about"/> His father is a teacher and his mother is a housewife. He completed his [[Higher Secondary Certificate]] from [[Government Science College, Dhaka|Govt. Science College]] in [[Tejgaon Thana|Tejgaon]]. He studied at the Department of Sociology at the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2024 |title=Who is Nahid Islam, soft-spoken sociology student leader behind fall of Bangladesh government |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/who-is-nahid-islam-soft-spoken-sociology-student-leader-behind-fall-of-bangladesh-government/articleshow/112311857.cms |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


== Activism ==
== Activism ==
Islam was the coordinator of a student movement; [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement]], opposing quotas in government jobs, which evolved into a campaign to remove Hasina from power. He gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when he and several other Dhaka University students were detained by police as the protests became violent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hossain |first=Akbar |last2=Ethirajan |first2=Anbarasan |date=17 July 2024 |title=Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1rzm4kjx0o |url-status=live |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Ruma |last2=Das |first2=Krishna N. |date=6 August 2024 |title=Who is Nahid Islam, student leader of campaign to oust PM Sheikh Hasina? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/soft-spoken-sociology-student-led-campaign-oust-bangladeshs-hasina-2024-08-06/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
Nahid is a coordinator for the [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement]], which organized [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement|protests advocating for quota reforms]] in government jobs. The movement later expanded into a [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|non-cooperation]] campaign demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hossain |first1=Akbar |last2=Ethirajan |first2=Anbarasan |date=17 July 2024 |title=Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1rzm4kjx0o |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> He gained national attention in mid-July 2024 when he and five other coordinators were detained by the [[Detective Branch]] as the protests escalated.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Ruma |last2=Das |first2=Krishna N. |date=6 August 2024 |title=Who is Nahid Islam, student leader of campaign to oust PM Sheikh Hasina? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/soft-spoken-sociology-student-led-campaign-oust-bangladeshs-hasina-2024-08-06/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>


In the aftermath, on August 5, [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Sheikh Hasina]] resigned and left the country. Islam stated that their goals weren't fully met, and following Hasina’s resignation, the group aimed to ''"abolish fascist systems forever."'' He and his group called Nobel Laureate [[Muhammad Yunus]] to lead an interim government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ripon |first=Isaac Yee, Tanbirul Miraj |date=2024-08-05 |title=Bangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/asia/bangladesh-prime-minister-residence-stormed-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
Following the [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)#Outcome|resignation and departure of Hasina]] to India, Nahid stated that their objectives were not fully achieved. The group then aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever" and called on Nobel Laureate [[Muhammad Yunus]] to lead an [[Yunus interim government|interim government]], which Yunus agreed to.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Isaac |last1=Yee |first2=Tanbirul Miraj |last2=Ripon |date=5 August 2024 |title=Bangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/asia/bangladesh-prime-minister-residence-stormed-intl/index.html |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Career ==
He has been included in the [[2024 Bangladesh interim government|Interim government]] under Yunus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=Who are the possible faces of the interim government of Bangladesh? |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/who-are-faces-interim-government-bangladesh-912491 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>
On August 9, 2024, Nahid was appointed as [[Adviser]] for [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology]] to the [[Yunus ministry|interim government]]. Subsequently, on August 16, 2024, he was also assigned the role of Adviser to the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nahid gets ICT Ministry, Asif to head Sports Ministry |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/politics/news/bd/153028.details |work=[[banglanews24.com]] |date=9 August 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Who are the possible faces of the interim government of Bangladesh? |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/who-are-faces-interim-government-bangladesh-912491 |access-date=7 October 2024 |website=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en}}</ref>

==<!--Please avoid using only "Detainment," as he was abducted twice but detained only once.--> Abduction and detainment ==
Nahid was reportedly taken from a house in [[Sabujbagh]] by approximately 25 men in plain clothing at midnight on July 19, 2024.<ref name="Jagranjosh.com"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Who Is Nahid Islam, Student Leader Who Led Protests Against Sheikh Hasina |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/who-is-nahid-islam-the-student-leader-at-the-centre-of-the-bangladesh-protests-6274106 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> He was blindfolded, handcuffed, and transported to a location where he was questioned about his involvement in the student movement and subjected to mistreatment. On July 21, he was found unconscious and injured, under a bridge in [[Purbachal New Town Project|Purbachal]].<ref name="Jagranjosh.com">{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Who is Nahid Islam? Student Leader Behind Protests in Bangladesh! Check here! |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/who-is-nadim-islam-a-student-leader-behind-the-bangladesh-protest-1722942654-1 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Jagranjosh.com |language=en}}</ref> On July 26, he was apprehended at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in [[Dhanmondi Thana|Dhanmondi]] by individuals identifying themselves as members of various intelligence agencies, including the [[Dhaka Metropolitan Police]]'s [[Detective Branch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/23/bangladeshi-students-allege-police-tortured-them-after-protests-crackdown|title=Bangladeshi students allege police torture after protests crackdown|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=23 July 2024}}</ref>

The Detective Branch later confirmed that they had taken Nahid and five [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement#Members|other coordinators]] of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement into custody for "safety reasons."<ref>{{cite news |title=Quota protest coordinators Asif, Nahid, Baker 'taken into DB custody for security reasons' |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/quota-protest-coordinators-asif-nahid-baker-allegedly-picked-db-men-hospital-db-denies |work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=26 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, Nahid and other coordinators issued a statement from the Detective Branch headquarters, urging the protesters to call off the demonstrations, citing that the movement's main objective of reforming the quotas had been achieved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/movement-continue-says-coordinator-kader-discarding-statement-leaders-db-custody-905326|title=Six quota coordinators in DB custody 'call off all protest programmes'|website=[[The Business Standard]]|date=28 July 2024}}</ref> However, Nahid later clarified that he had been coerced into making the statement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh/news/we-were-kept-db-custody-be-isolated-the-movement-6-organisers-released-yesterday-3667896|title=We were forcibly detained, didn't voluntarily issue movement withdrawal statement|website=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=2 August 2024}}</ref>


== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{Cite magazine |last=Hölzl |first=Verena |date=24 September 2024 |title=How Nahid Islam Became a Face of Bangladesh's Student Revolution |url=https://time.com/7024158/bangladesh-student-revolution-sheikh-hasina-nahid-islam/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 October 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)]]}}
*{{Cite news |date=6 August 2024 |title=Nahid Islam: How 26-year-old student broke Sheikh Hasina's grip on Bangladesh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nahid-islam-how-26-year-old-student-broke-sheikh-hasina-s-grip-on-bangladesh-101722902149929.html |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}

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Latest revision as of 10:48, 8 December 2024

Nahid Islam
নাহিদ ইসলাম
Islam in 2024
Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byZunaid Ahmed Palak
Adviser for Information and Broadcasting
Incumbent
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 Interim government of Bangladesh.[2][3] He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People's uprising, culminating in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.[4]

He was named on the Time 100 Next list in 2024.[5][6]

Early life and education

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Nahid was born in Dhaka in 1998.[1] His father is a teacher and his mother is a housewife. He completed his Higher Secondary Certificate from Govt. Science College in Tejgaon. He studied at the Department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka.[7]

Activism

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Nahid is a coordinator for the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which organized protests advocating for quota reforms in government jobs. The movement later expanded into a non-cooperation campaign demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government.[8] He gained national attention in mid-July 2024 when he and five other coordinators were detained by the Detective Branch as the protests escalated.[9]

Following the resignation and departure of Hasina to India, Nahid stated that their objectives were not fully achieved. The group then aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever" and called on Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government, which Yunus agreed to.[10]

Career

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On August 9, 2024, Nahid was appointed as Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology to the interim government. Subsequently, on August 16, 2024, he was also assigned the role of Adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[11][12]

Abduction and detainment

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Nahid was reportedly taken from a house in Sabujbagh by approximately 25 men in plain clothing at midnight on July 19, 2024.[13][14] He was blindfolded, handcuffed, and transported to a location where he was questioned about his involvement in the student movement and subjected to mistreatment. On July 21, he was found unconscious and injured, under a bridge in Purbachal.[13] On July 26, he was apprehended at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in Dhanmondi by individuals identifying themselves as members of various intelligence agencies, including the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch.[15]

The Detective Branch later confirmed that they had taken Nahid and five other coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement into custody for "safety reasons."[16] Subsequently, Nahid and other coordinators issued a statement from the Detective Branch headquarters, urging the protesters to call off the demonstrations, citing that the movement's main objective of reforming the quotas had been achieved.[17] However, Nahid later clarified that he had been coerced into making the statement.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 (2 October 2024). "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.
  7. ^ "Who is Nahid Islam, soft-spoken sociology student leader behind fall of Bangladesh government". The Times of India. 6 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ Hossain, Akbar; Ethirajan, Anbarasan (17 July 2024). "Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh". BBC News. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ Paul, Ruma; Das, Krishna N. (6 August 2024). "Who is Nahid Islam, student leader of campaign to oust PM Sheikh Hasina?". Reuters. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  10. ^ Yee, Isaac; Ripon, Tanbirul Miraj (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence". CNN. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Nahid gets ICT Ministry, Asif to head Sports Ministry". banglanews24.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Who are the possible faces of the interim government of Bangladesh?". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Who is Nahid Islam? Student Leader Behind Protests in Bangladesh! Check here!". Jagranjosh.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Who Is Nahid Islam, Student Leader Who Led Protests Against Sheikh Hasina". NDTV. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  15. ^ "Bangladeshi students allege police torture after protests crackdown". The Guardian. 23 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Quota protest coordinators Asif, Nahid, Baker 'taken into DB custody for security reasons'". The Business Standard. 26 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Six quota coordinators in DB custody 'call off all protest programmes'". The Business Standard. 28 July 2024.
  18. ^ "We were forcibly detained, didn't voluntarily issue movement withdrawal statement". The Daily Star. 2 August 2024.
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