Nurul Alam Atique is a Bangladeshi television dramatist, scriptwriter and film-maker. Atique received the Bangladesh National Film Award as the best scriptwriter for the full-length feature film Kittonkhola directed by Abu Sayeed. He also received the National Award for Best Scriptwriter for the film Laal Moroger Jhuti, which he directed himself. This film, based on the Liberation War of 1971 in Bangladesh, won four National Awards, including Best Film. He also received the Meril-Prothom Alo Awards as the best director and best scriptwriter for his first film Choturtha Matra. Peyarar Subash is his recent film got official selection of 45th Moscow International Film Festival leter released in theatre in Bangladesh and available in Chorki.
The Bangladesh Chhatra League, formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' political organisation in Bangladesh, founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 January 1948. BSL is the student wing of the Bangladesh Awami League.
The University of Dhaka is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1921 as University of Dacca and it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh.
The 2018 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement was a students' movement demanding reforms in policies regarding recruitment in the Bangladesh government services. Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad initiated movement initially began in Shahbag and on Dhaka University campus on 17 February 2018, and eventually spread country-wide by 8 April 2018. The movement rapidly attained popularity among students of different universities and colleges forcing the government to announce changes.
Yeasin Arafat is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left back for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Abahani and the Bangladesh national team. He is known in his country for offensive playing style & skills.
Bangladesh Police Service Association - BPSA is the association of the BCS cadre police officers of Bangladesh.
Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury , known by his nickname Shantoo, is a former Bangladeshi football player and manager.
The Bangladesh protests of 2022–24 was a series of protests against the government of Sheikh Hasina between 2022 and 2024. Anti-government protests broke out in Bangladesh on 10 December 2022. The protests were initiated by the Bangladeshi opposition, which vowed to continue protests despite autocratic crackdown. The protests remained low-level, with some vandalisation occurring in November and December 2023. Later in July 2024, it accelerated to the quota reform movement and finally the non-cooperation movement, leading to Hasina fleeing the country after resigning.
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. 2024 (MMXXIV) is the current year, and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
Nani Bashak was a Bangladeshi football referee and coach. He was the coach of the Shadhin Bangla football team, the national team of Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government and pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive as an authoritarian government when hundreds of protestors and civilians, most of whom were students, were killed. The majority of the fatalities were caused by gunshots fired by the police and other government forces, using lethal and deadly weapons, against unarmed protestors and non-protesting civilians, including children and pedestrians.
The quota reform movement in Bangladesh has been organized to demand reduction of quota in government jobs and recruitment based on merit. There have been three agitations for quota reforms in Bangladesh. So far, the general university and college students are in favor of this movement and the Awami League ruling Bangladesh government, Chhatra League and Awami League like-minded organisations are against.
Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho was a Bangladeshi student, freelancer and activist in the 2024 quota reform movement. He was shot and killed while distributing food, water and biscuits during the protest. Mugdho's death is remembered as an important event in the quota reform movement.
Anti-discrimination Students Movement is a student organization in Bangladesh formed by students during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. The group led the movement.
2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement is a protest organized to demand reform the quota system in Bangladesh. The movement started soon after the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court declared the circular issued by the government in 2018, invalid on June 5, 2024.
Nahid Islam is a Bangladeshi student activist. He has been an adviser of ICT to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 8, 2024. He was one of the main coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, which later turned into a non-cooperation movement leading to the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, the government once unluckily called the protesters "Razakar." He is currently serving under Chief Adviser, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan is a Bangladeshi student activist, who has been an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government. He was one of the leaders of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, which later turned into the Non-cooperation movement, leading to Sheikh Hasina's government's fall.
Hasnat Abdullah is a Bangladeshi activist and a coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led both the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement and the 2024 non-cooperation movement. He is currently a student in the English Department at Dhaka University.
