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Memory, justice, and civic dissent
2024
Landmark
Contemporary Memory and Civic Protest
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.
2024
High
Contemporary Memory and Civic Protest
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
High
Contemporary Memory and Civic Protest
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.
2024
High
Contemporary Memory and Civic Protest
On 8 August 2024, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as chief adviser of an interim government after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the dissolution of parliament. The new administration faced demands for justice, institutional reform, and a credible election pathway.
2024
Major
Contemporary Memory and Civic Protest
Bangladesh held its 12th National Parliamentary Election on 7 January 2024. The Election Commission published official results, while major opposition boycott politics and rights-group reporting made the election's legitimacy sharply contested.
2026
Major
Contemporary Memory and Civic Protest
After the 11 December 2025 schedule announcement, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election on 12 February 2026 under an interim transition. Associated Press reported the next day that local media and BNP leaders said the party had secured a parliamentary majority, making the election the first major post-uprising transfer of parliamentary power.
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