Nahid Islam
Nahid Islam | |
|---|---|
| Advisor of Interim Government | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1998 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Profession | Student, Human Rights Activist |
Nahid Islam is a Bangladeshi student activist. He is currently an advisor to interim government . He was one of the main leaders of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, which later turned into the Non-cooperation movement, leading to Sheikh Hasina's government's fall, the government that unjustly called the protesters as Razakars.
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.[1]
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.[2][3]
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.[4]
He has been included in the Interim government under Yunus.[5]
References
- ^ "Who is Nahid Islam, soft-spoken sociology student leader behind fall of Bangladesh government". The Times of India. 2024-08-06. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Hossain, Akbar; Ethirajan, Anbarasan (17 July 2024). "Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh". BBC. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ripon, Isaac Yee, Tanbirul Miraj (2024-08-05). "Bangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Who are the possible faces of the interim government of Bangladesh?". The Business Standard. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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