Bangladesh 2024: Nusrat S. Chowdhury, Naeem Mohaiemen, and Navine Murshid

An extraordinary set of events in Bangladesh in July and August 2024 resulted in the collapse of an authoritarian regime. Angry students steered a revolt that turned their dissatisfaction with public job reservation policies into a one-point demand for the resignation of the prime minister. The speed and manner in which the events unfolded were unparalleled, even though popular uprisings have a longer genealogy in Bangladesh. The questions around history, democracy, and geopolitics that July 2024 have spectacularly revived bring older tensions to the fore that have implications for the political future of Bangladesh and the larger region. 

This conversation features three scholars of Bangladeshi history, politics, and popular culture who will discuss the July Uprising and share their insights into its immediate and long-term significance.

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