Dhaka: Bangladais students, who were at the forefront of last year’s demonstrations who then ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, should launch a political party this week, according to two sources with direct development.
The group of students against discrimination (SAD) led the demonstrations which began as a movement led by students against the employment quotas of the public sector, but quickly turned into a wider and national uprising which forced Hasina to flee in India while the troubles culminated in early August.
The group of students finalizes the plans to launch the new game at an event probably on Wednesday, said sources that did not want to be appointed because they are not allowed to speak to the media.
Nahid Islam, a student leader and interim government advisor who took care of the Bangladesh after Hasina’s exit, should lead the party as a manager, according to sources.
Islam has been a key figure in the defense of the interests of students in the interim government, led by the winner of the Nobel Prize Muhammad Yunus, who has headed Bangladesh since August 2024.
He should resign from his current role to focus on the leadership of the new political party. Islam did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Yunus said elections could be held by the end of 2025, and many political analysts believe that a party led by young people could considerably reshape the country’s political landscape.
Yunus said he was not interested in running. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comments on the launch of the political party led by the students.
The South Asian nation has been struggling with political troubles since Hasina left after weeks of demonstrations during which more than 1,000 people were killed.
Heads of the former government and the Hasina security apparatus systematically committed serious human rights violations against the demonstrators during the uprising, said the United Nations Human Rights Commission this month this month -ci
