‘Keep your mouth shut or we will shoot you’, police threatens Nahidul Islam | July Uprising

This news article from Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) is an interview with Md. Nahidul Islam, a student activist who became a symbol of state repression during Bangladesh's July 2024 Uprising after a photo of police forcibly covering his mouth went viral. The article is part of a one-year anniversary series called "July Awakening." Main Topics Covered Nahidul's arrest on July 31 during a "March for Justice" procession, where police physically silenced him and threatened to shoot him, followed by approximately three hours of detention and alleged torture His political background and motivations, including over a decade of student activism rooted in socialist ideals and opposition to what he describes as a discriminatory quota system used to build political patronage networks under the Awami League government His account of the uprising's escalation, including the role of martyred protesters, women's participation, the collapse of the Chhatra League, and ultimately Sheikh Hasina's departure on August 5, 2024 His vision for Bangladesh's future, calling for dismantling authoritarian political structures and establishing broader representative governance, while stating the July movement's goals remain unfulfilled

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