Entire country became protest field after campus closure on July 17: Asif Mahmud | July Uprising

This is a news article published by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) featuring an exclusive interview with Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, a key coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and current adviser to Bangladesh's interim government. The article documents his personal account of the July 2024 mass uprising that ultimately led to Sheikh Hasina fleeing Bangladesh on August 5, 2024. The main topics covered include Asif Mahmud's political background and activism at Dhaka University beginning in 2018, his two detentions by intelligence agencies and the Detective Branch during which he was reportedly drugged with Pethidine and subjected to physical and psychological torture, and the strategic decision-making behind key movement milestones such as the one-point demand declaration at Shaheed Minar on August 3 and the "March to Dhaka" programme. He also describes the violence and casualties witnessed on August 4-5, the chaotic scene at Chankharpul where he witnessed protesters being shot, and his reaction upon receiving confirmation that Sheikh Hasina had left the country at approximately 1:30 PM on August 5, 2024.

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