DHAKA: Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year’s protests to oust the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are ready to launch a political party this week, with direct knowledge of this development. Sources said.
Students against the discrimination (SAD) group led by a protest that began as a student -led movement against the quota of public sector jobs, but rapidly a broader, nationwide revolt that led to Hussein. In early August suffered unrest.
The Student Group is finalizing the launch of the new party during a program on Wednesday, the sources who did not want to name because they do not have the option to talk to the media.
Sources said that it is hoped that after going out of Hussein, Nahid Islam, a student and adviser to the interim government, who took charge of Bangladesh, is expected to lead the party as a convener.
Islam has been an important figure in advocating the interests of students within the interim government under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Mohammad Younus, which has been under Bangladesh since August 2024.
He is expected to resign from his current role in focusing on the guidance of the new political party. Islam did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yunus has said that elections can take place by the end of 2025, and many political analysts believe that the youth -led party can significantly new to the country’s political landscape.
Younus has said he is not interested in running away. His office did not immediately respond to the request to comment on the start of the student -led political party.
The South Asian nation is suffering from political unrest after the protests that took place after Saturday, during which more than a thousand people were killed.
The UN Human Rights Commission said this month, saying that former supporters of the pro -government and security apparatus formally committed serious human rights abuses against protesters.
