Fascism to return, if we fail to resist Awami League: Muklasur | July Uprising

This is a news article published by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) featuring an exclusive interview with Muklasur Rahman Sweet, a student activist and coordinator at Islamic University in Kushtia who played a frontline role in Bangladesh's July 2024 mass uprising. The interview covers his personal experiences organizing student protests against the quota system, the violence and threats he faced from pro-government Chhatra League members, and how he maintained the movement through internet blackouts, curfews, and police crackdowns. The main topics covered include the origins of the 2024 quota reform movement and how it escalated into a broader anti-authoritarian uprising against Sheikh Hasina's government, the specific challenges faced at Islamic University such as hall closures and threats from ruling party operatives, and Sweet's reflections on the movement's outcomes and his vision for a fascism-free Bangladesh. He warns that if the Awami League is not resisted, fascism could return, as many of its members still hold positions of power despite Hasina's departure from the country.

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