July Uprising was inevitable to free the country from fascism: Rifat | July Uprising

This is a news article/interview published by BSS (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha) on August 14, 2025, featuring Rafe Salman Rifat, a former Dhaka University student and current university teacher who played a behind-the-scenes role in Bangladesh's July Uprising of 2024, which ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after nearly 16 years in power. Main Topics Covered Rifat's background and political history, including his 15-year involvement with Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and his current role as Chief Coordinator of United Peoples' Bangladesh The July 2024 uprising's organization and strategy, including the drafting of the nine-point demands, the transition to the one-point demand for Hasina's resignation, and key decision-making moments leading to August 5, 2024 Chhatra Shibir's behind-the-scenes contributions to the movement, including policy-making, logistics, and coordination, and why key organizers like Rifat deliberately stayed out of public view Personal reflections, including witnessing deaths and violence firsthand, and a viral photo of his six-month-old son at a protest march Post-uprising political reform needs, including calls to purge corruption, criminal elements, and fascist tendencies from Bangladesh's political system

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