The Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement is an organization of general students in Bangladesh

 The Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement is an organization of general students in Bangladesh.

 It was formed by students during the quota movement in Bangladesh in 2024 and it led the quota reform movement and later the non-cooperation movement, in the wake of which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign.The organization was created on July 1, 2024, and soon after its creation, the organization announced a 65-member committee, including 23 coordinators and 42 co-coordinators, on July 8 to make the movement a success.On August 3, the organization formed a 158-member coordination team with students from different educational institutions of the country, including 49 coordinators and 109 co-coordinators.

Since its inception, the organization has seen several coordinators at the helm. Among them, Nahid Islam, a student of the Department of Sociology of Dhaka University, Rifat Rashid, a student of the Department of International Relations, Sarjis Alam, a student of the Department of Zoology, Hasnat Abdullah, a student of the Department of English, Asif Mahmud, a student of the Department of Linguistics, Abu Baker Majumder, a student of the Department of Geography, Arif Sohel, a student of the Department of International Relations of Jahangirnagar University, and others.
History

The organization was created on July 1, 2024. The agitating students, under the banner of 'Anti-Discrimination Student Movement', staged continuous programmes from July 1 to press home their four-point demand for quota reform in Bangladesh. From July 2 to 6, students held demonstrations, human chains, highway blockades, etc. in different parts of the country. On 7 July, the anti-discrimination student movement launched a program of public transport shutdown and road blockades in Dhaka, which later became known as the "Bangla Blockade" program across the country. During the Bengal Blockade, only the metro rail was operational in the capital.

Similar programmes were held in different parts of the country, including Dhaka, the next day. In all these programmes, the students were subjected to attacks by Chhatra League and police. On July 14, the agitating students took out a mass march in Dhaka. A memorandum was submitted to Shahabuddin. At that time, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had called the quota agitators "grandsons and granddaughters of the Razakars." Reacting to the Prime Minister's remarks, the protesting students chanted, "Who are you? Who am I? Rajakar, Rajakar; who said? Who said? "Tyranny, tyranny" and "I went to ask for rights; I became a razakar."

"The next day, on July 15, Awami League and various officials and ministers of the then government accused the agitating students of destroying the" "spirit of the Liberation War." "" "" "Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement on July 15, said:" "" "We protested last night and demanded the prime minister to withdraw her statement at 12: 00pm on Monday." "" We are out on the streets because there is no withdrawal. " In the following days, anti-discrimination student movements took place in different parts of the country. "On the night of July 17, they announced a" "complete shutdown" "program for July 18."
On July 19, there was an all-out blockade called by the anti-discrimination student movement across the country. Nahid Islam, one of the central coordinators of the movement, was detained at midnight. "Shortly after the detention of Nahid Islam, a meeting was held between three representatives of the anti-discrimination student movement and three representatives of the government, where they put forward" "eight-point demands" "to the government." Coordinators Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah and co-coordinator Tanvir Ahmed also spoke on the occasion.

On July 20, there was a disagreement among the leadership over a meeting with three ministers of the government. Arif Sohel, a student of Jahangirnagar University who is the coordinator of the movement, alleged, They [the representatives of last night's meeting] do not represent the anti-discrimination student movement. If they have taken this decision and are campaigning in the name of the movement, then they are lying. " Abdul Quader, another coordinator, said: "Some coordinators and co-coordinators are trying to spread false news in the media by force. "
"On July 21, a faction of the anti-discrimination student movement announced the continuation of the shutdown, demanding" "9 points." "" "On July 22, Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the movement, suspended the" "complete shutdown" "program with a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding four points." "" "We have four phases - internet will be restored within 48 hours, law enforcement agencies will be withdrawn from the campuses and the campuses will be reopened, coordinators and agitators will be provided security and curfew will be lifted," "he said." We have no policy dispute with those who continue with the nine-point demand and shutdown. We can't talk to them. " After being missing since July 19, on July 24, Asif Mahmud, Abu Baker Majumder and Rifat Rasheed, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, were found. On 25 July, the movement sent eight messages to the protesting students, listing the casualties, identifying those involved in the killings and attacks, and pressing for the reopening of universities and halls.
On July 26, a group of plainclothesmen picked up Nahid Islam and three coordinators of the quota reform movement from Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in the capital. Relatives of one of the coordinators and doctors at the hospital said they identified themselves as members of the law enforcement agencies. On July 27, detectives detained two more coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement.