The South Asian Studies Initiative Working Group presents "Post July Revolution Reality in Bangladesh: Reforms, Justice, and Women Empowerment," a panel discussion with visiting scholars.
In July 2024, Bangladesh erupted with protests over quota reform in government jobs. Soon, the protestors faced large-scale violence and killings at the hands of the security forces. A UN human rights fact-finding report estimated that as many as 1,400 people may have been killed during the protests and violent crackdown by security and intelligence forces between 1 July and 15 August 2024. However, the protests did not stop. The revolution culminated in the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh Awami League regime on 5 August 2024. In the aftermath of the revolution, an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus had the difficult job of maintaining law and order, enacting reforms, ensuring justice for the crimes committed during the previous Awami League regime, and creating an inclusive space for Bangladeshis irrespective of religion, gender, and economic mobility.
In this context, the session aims to focus on political reform, justice and accountability, and the participation of women in post-revolution Bangladesh in statecraft and politics.
Co-sponsored by the South Asian Studies Initiative and the Humanities Institute.
Speakers:
- Dina M. Siddiqi- Clinical Professor, Department of Anthropology, New York University
- Nafisa Nipun Tanjeem, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies & Chair, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Advisory Board, Worcester State University
- Muhammad Abdur Raqib (preferred name: Raqib), Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, UC Irvine & Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow
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