Two years after leading the July Revolution that shook the political conditions in Bangladesh, some of the former student leaders are now planning to contest the general elections that will be held in the country in February 12. The movement initiated by students caused mass unrest and eventually caused the longest serving prime minister in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina to resign and escape to India.
Sharif Osman Hadi who was a spokesperson of the Inqilab Moncho and became one of the faces of the uprising. His move into the electoral politics has, however, been dangerous. Shortly after declaring his bid as an independent candidate in December, Hadi was gunned down in the head by masked assailants in Dhaka, an aspect that raised concerns over political violence before the polls.
Some of the student leaders of July movement have since organized themselves to establish a new political party, the National Citizen Party (NCP), to deal with the conservative powers in Bangladesh. The other important face of the uprising, another key figure of the party who is among the most closely monitored candidates in the coming elections is Nahid Islam, the leader of the party. Majorly made up of Gen Z activists who were born post late 1990s, the NCP claims to attempt to put an end to established nepotism and to terminate a long-standing reign of the Awami League headed by Sheikh Hasina and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Under the leadership of Hasina, there were many protests and mobilisation of students which often focused on Islam. Following her resignation, he momentarily served in the interim government led by Nobel prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, as acting information and broadcasting minister. Islam is currently positioned to run against the Dhaka-11 constituency marking the beginning of the move where the movement will rely not on street protests but on politics.
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