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Preliminary Analysis of Recent Protests and Unrest in Bangladesh

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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Early UN analysis of the July–August 2024 protests, unrest, alleged killings, arrests, disappearances, torture, and restrictions on expression and assembly.

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2024

Anti-Discrimination Movement

The 2024 Anti-Discrimination Movement began around the reinstatement of the government job quota system. Students from universities across the country mobilized to demand merit-based recruitment. The movement quickly spread nationwide and, over time, grew into a broader social and political protest.

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July Crackdown and Internet Shutdown

In July 2024, clashes, deaths, curfew, military deployment, and internet restrictions turned the quota-reform protests into a nationwide crisis. UN and rights organizations later documented allegations of excessive and unlawful force, while official and partisan accounts disputed responsibility and casualty framing.

2024

Hasina Resignation and Fall of Government

On 5 August 2024, after weeks of mass protests and a planned Long March to Dhaka, Sheikh Hasina resigned and left Bangladesh for India. Protesters entered Ganabhaban, and the military announced steps toward forming an interim arrangement.