July uprising 2024

The July that rocked Bangladesh / July 21, 2024: 2nd day of curfew, clashes continue

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in sporadic clashes between law enforcers and protesters in Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Narsingdi on July 21, 2024 -- the second day of a nationwide curfew.

It is time for a citizens’ petition law

A citizen petition system would allow for opposition views and alternative ideas to be aired, not suppressed.

July Uprising: Nationwide film screenings today to commemorate one year

To honour the July Uprising, films such as “People Who Fought for Us” and “Digital Security Act: Story of Mushtaq Ahmed" will be screened at key locations across Bangladesh today.

Opinion / July uprising and the rise of collective power

Through this movement, the people of Bangladesh expressed their protest using a language shaped by long-standing discontent.

Atrocities during July uprising: Of pellets and lost eyesight

20 lose both eyes; scores of people still bear the scars of eye injury

The July that rocked Bangladesh / July 19, 2024: Country descends into deeper crisis

By July 19, 2024, Bangladesh stood at the brink of collapse as the quota reform movement spiralled into its deadliest phase.

Families of July’s fallen journalists: How are they now?

A year has passed since the country erupted in protests over the quota-reform movement — a wave of demonstrations that soon snowballed into a nationwide uprising.

Why the July Charter matters

The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.

Child victims of July uprising: Of abandoned toys and unlived tomorrows

They were readers of fairy tales, keepers of marbles, chasers of kites across twilight skies. Some still asked to sleep in their mother’s arms. Others, on the cusp of adolescence, had just begun to dream in the language of futures -- of stethoscopes, classrooms, galaxies. They were children, dreamers of careers, cartoons, and cricket.

July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025

July 21, 2024: 2nd day of curfew, clashes continue

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in sporadic clashes between law enforcers and protesters in Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Narsingdi on July 21, 2024 -- the second day of a nationwide curfew.

July 20, 2025
July 20, 2025

It is time for a citizens’ petition law

A citizen petition system would allow for opposition views and alternative ideas to be aired, not suppressed.

July 20, 2025
July 20, 2025

July Uprising: Nationwide film screenings today to commemorate one year

To honour the July Uprising, films such as “People Who Fought for Us” and “Digital Security Act: Story of Mushtaq Ahmed" will be screened at key locations across Bangladesh today.

July 20, 2025
July 20, 2025

July uprising and the rise of collective power

Through this movement, the people of Bangladesh expressed their protest using a language shaped by long-standing discontent.

July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025

Atrocities during July uprising: Of pellets and lost eyesight

20 lose both eyes; scores of people still bear the scars of eye injury

July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025

July 19, 2024: Country descends into deeper crisis

By July 19, 2024, Bangladesh stood at the brink of collapse as the quota reform movement spiralled into its deadliest phase.

July 19, 2025
July 19, 2025

Families of July’s fallen journalists: How are they now?

A year has passed since the country erupted in protests over the quota-reform movement — a wave of demonstrations that soon snowballed into a nationwide uprising.

July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025

Why the July Charter matters

The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.

July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025

Child victims of July uprising: Of abandoned toys and unlived tomorrows

They were readers of fairy tales, keepers of marbles, chasers of kites across twilight skies. Some still asked to sleep in their mother’s arms. Others, on the cusp of adolescence, had just begun to dream in the language of futures -- of stethoscopes, classrooms, galaxies. They were children, dreamers of careers, cartoons, and cricket.

July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025

July 17, 2024: Grief turns into defiance

On the public holiday marking Ashura, Dhaka and other parts of the country witnessed unrelenting student protests, road and highway blockades, symbolic funeral prayers, coffin processions, and repeated clashes with police and pro-government activists.