Biography:
Hasnat Abdullah is a Bangladeshi student activist and convener of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People’s uprising. He is currently a student in the English Department at University of Dhaka.
Activism:
Hasnat Abdullah was one of the coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the initial quota reform movement, opposing quotas in government jobs and evolved into broader anti-government movement opposing the Hasina’s government. He along with Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam and others gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when police detained him and several other University of Dhaka students as the protests became violent.
In the aftermath, On August 5, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled from the country. Following the exile of Hasina, Nahid Islam stated that their goals weren’t fully met and that the Anti-discrimination Students Movement aimed to “abolish fascist systems forever”.
He and his organisation called on Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.
