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2024 Figures

Anti-Discrimination Movement

Full list of figures, martyrs, coordinators, and collectives associated with 2024.

Est. 1947 · BengalA Bilingual Archive

Full Figure List

53 profiles

Asif Nazrul

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Legal scholar and interim-government adviser

A prominent legal voice moving from commentary to interim-state role.

A University of Dhaka law professor and public commentator, he backed protest demands and later served as an adviser in the interim administration.

Public legal commentary during uprising and post-August 2024 advisory role.

He helped translate protest-era demands into legal and governance discourse.

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

LeaderPerson

Influential Supporters & Intellectuals

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Zafar Sobhan

LeaderPerson

Influential Supporters & Intellectuals

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Shahidul Alam

LeaderPerson

Influential Supporters & Intellectuals

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Syeda Rizwana Hasan

LeaderPerson

Rights lawyer and interim-government adviser

A long-standing civic-rights voice present in the transition cabinet.

A leading rights and environmental lawyer, she publicly supported accountability demands and later joined the interim advisory council.

Civil-society response during uprising and post-uprising governance.

Her role reinforced rights-focused framing around justice and institutional reform.

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Adilur Rahman Khan

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Human-rights advocate and interim-government adviser

A rights-monitoring figure who moved into transition governance.

He remained a prominent human-rights voice during the crackdown period and later served in the interim advisory structure.

Rights-monitoring discourse during and after July 2024.

His participation kept accountability and rights documentation central in public debate.

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Farhad Mazhar

LeaderPerson

Influential Supporters & Intellectuals

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Anu Muhammad

LeaderPerson

Influential Supporters & Intellectuals

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Grassroots & Digital Influencers

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Grassroots & Digital Influencer

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Zulkarnain Saer

LeaderPerson

Grassroots & Digital Influencer

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Fahim Ahmed

LeaderPerson

Grassroots & Digital Influencer

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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Saima Ahmed

LeaderPerson

Grassroots & Digital Influencer

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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The Unknown Protester

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Collective Civic Symbol

Part of the wider civic-information ecosystem surrounding the uprising.

During the 2024 uprising period, this figure was publicly associated with commentary, advocacy, reporting, or civic support aligned with protest concerns.

Public discourse around accountability, rights, and governance transition in 2024.

Helped shape public interpretation, documentation, or civic momentum around the movement.

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