Red July

Red July

Students and journalists confront a police officer as demonstrations resume across the capital, defying mass arrests and baton charges on 29 July 2024. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

29 July 2024: The red flag of the movement is reborn

Despite mass arrests and violent crackdowns, the quota reform movement regained momentum on the day as students, teachers, the judiciary, and millions online united in defiance of the government’s...

Bangladeshi diaspora communities were organising rallies, issuing statements, and attempting to draw global attention to the crackdown. Photo: Courtesy

How Bangladeshi expatriates joined the July Uprising from afar

Illustration: TBS

22 July 2024: ‘Sheikh Hasina does not flee’

Anti-quota students from Dhaka University blocked Shahbagh intersection amid police barricade on 7 July 2024. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

10 July 2024: Court orders month-long status quo, protesters refuse to back down

Photo: Collected

8 July 2024: ‘Students Against Discrimination’ launched amidst nationwide blockades

Thousands gather to form Bangla Blockade in mass show of support. Photo: TBS

Rebranding rebellion: Why ‘Bangla Blockade’ struck a chord

Expatriates and students rallied across the globe — from Malaysia to the USA, UK, Middle East, and Europe — in protest against the Hasina government in July 2024. Photo: Courtesy

How expatriates powered the July uprising from afar

Students of different institutions protest demanding the reinstatement of the 2018 circular cancelling quotas in recruitment in government jobs. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

5 July 2024: Students announce class boycott amid growing protests