Gonotantrik Chhatra Shakti

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Ganotantrik Chhatrashakti
গণতান্ত্রিক ছাত্রশক্তি
FounderAkhtar Hossain
FoundedSeptember 4, 2023;13 months ago (2023-09-04)
Headquarters Dhaka
SloganEducation, Power and Independence

Ganotantrik Chhatra Shakti (Democratic Student Power) is a student organization in Bangladesh. [1] Some students including Akhtar Hossain announced this student organization on 4 October 2023. [2] [3] The aims and objectives of the organization are the reconstruction of the education system, the construction of political figures, scope and culture, student welfare, the construction of student-citizen politics and the reconstruction of the state-political system. [4]

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History

The organization was launched on October 4, 2023, under the leadership of Akhtar Hossain, the former social service secretary of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union, with the principles of education, peace and freedom. The organization was born out of former VP Nurul Haq Nur's Shadharon Chhatra Odhikar Parishad party. [5] [6] A central committee of 31 members was announced at the time of its establishment. [7] The organization formed a new alliance with 15 student organizations on 29 September called 'Anti-Fascist Student Unity'. [8] In addition, on 8 September 2024, they formed the National Citizens Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar. Announced new citizen platform.

Notable Individuals

NameCurrent PositionRoleMovement
Mahfuz Alam Special Assistant to the Principal Adviser of Interim Government of Yunus Coordinator, Liaison Committee of the Student Movement Against Discrimination Student Movement Against Discrimination
Nahid Islam ICT, Postal, and Telecommunication Adviser of Interim Government of Yunus Coordinator, Liaison Committee of the Student Movement Against Discrimination Student Movement Against Discrimination

In 2024, the quota reform movement and the non-cooperation movement were successfully completed under the leadership of the anti-discrimination student movement. [9] In the central leadership of these two movements, the presence of the leaders of the democratic student power is found. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign on August 5 as a result of the non-cooperation movement as a result of the efforts of the organization's leaders and workers. Two leaders of Chhatra Shakti, Asif Mahmud and Nahid Islam, are currently serving in the interim government of Bangladesh. [10] [11]

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