"July sparked political reawakening in Bangladesh": Moshiur Rahman Richard | July Uprising

This is a news article from Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), published August 1, 2025, featuring an interview with Moshiur Rahman Khan Richard, President of the Student Federation and Coordinator of the Anti-Fascist Student Unity. Richard discusses his personal involvement in Bangladesh's July Uprising, a pro-democracy student movement that led to significant political upheaval against what he describes as the authoritarian rule of Sheikh Hasina's government. The main topics covered include: The formation and goals of the Anti-Fascist Student Unity, established in response to electoral fraud in 2018 and campus repression by the ruling party's student wing Richard's direct participation in the quota reform protests and July uprising, including street protests, coordinating nationwide organizers, and rescuing injured students Post-uprising assessment, including concerns that national unity has fractured, democratic transition remains incomplete, and old political structures persist Education reform demands, such as increased education budgets, teacher salary parity, and a proposed National Student Council Student politics, including calls for regular student union elections to revive democratic campus culture and counter depoliticization trends

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