'Awaaz Utha' famed rapper Hannan placed on 2-day remand
This news article from The Business Standard (published July 31, 2024) reports that Bangladeshi rapper Hannan Hossain Shimul was arrested on July 25, 2024, in Narayanganj and subsequently placed on a two-day police remand. He was detained along with friends while returning from a funeral, after police allegedly found protest-related video footage on their mobile phones. The article also notes that Hannan's song "Awaaz Utha" — released on July 18, 2024, in solidarity with ongoing quota reform protests in Bangladesh — had reached #9 on YouTube's trending list, and that the hashtag #freehannan circulated online in response to his arrest. There was additionally speculation about the arrest of another rapper, Muhammad Shezan, known for the track "Kotha Ko."
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The Business Standard. "'Awaaz Utha' famed rapper Hannan placed on 2-day remand." The Business Standard, 2024. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/awaaz-utha-famed-rapper-hannan-placed-on-2-day-remand-5c778e6b.
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