Quota reform movement was fight for justice of entire generation: Sajjad Hossain | July Uprising

This is a news article published by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) on August 5, 2025, featuring an interview with Sajjad Hossain Chowdhury, a former senior joint secretary of the Dhaka College unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD). He discusses his firsthand participation in Bangladesh's quota reform movement, which began in 2018 and escalated dramatically in July 2024 as a protest against a government job quota system that reserved up to 56% of positions, disadvantaging merit-based candidates. The article covers key aspects of the movement including the challenges protesters faced, such as mass arrests, state repression, and misinformation campaigns, as well as how the movement evolved from a specific policy demand into a broader resistance against authoritarian governance. Sajjad also describes personal violence he suffered on July 22, 2024, when he was attacked, beaten with sticks and iron rods, and tortured by rival political group members (Chhatra League and Jubo League cadres), leaving him with lasting physical and psychological scars.

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