The 18-member central executive committee of the anti-discrimination student movement has been announced. Besides, ex-officio convener, member secretary, chief organizer and spokesperson of anti-discrimination student movement will be members of this committee.
This information was informed in a notice sent to the media by the anti-discrimination student movement on Thursday (November 21).
It is known that on October 22, the coordinator team dissolved the anti-discrimination student movement and formed a four-member convening committee. In the committee, Hasnat Abdullah was appointed as convener and Arif Sohail as member secretary.
Moreover, Abdul Hannan Masood was made the chief organizer and Umama Fatema the spokesperson. The activities of the organization were going on till now with this committee.
Those who got a new place in the committee
The new members of the central executive committee are Md. Mahin Sarkar, Rashidul Islam Rifat, Nusrat Tabassum, Lutfar Rahman, Ahnaf Saeed Khan, Tarekul Islam (Tarek Reza), Tarikul Islam, Md. Mehrab Hussain Sifat, Asadullah Al Ghalib, Mohammad Rakib, Cynthia Zahin Ayesha, Asad Bin Roni, Naeem Abedin, Mahmuda Sultana Rimi, Ibrahim Nirab, Russell Ahmed, Rafiqul Islam Aini, Muinul Islam Hasnat.
The anti-discrimination student movement started on July 1 demanding reform of quota in government jobs. The anti-discrimination student movement formed a coordinating team of 65 members on July 8 to manage the movement. Later on August 3 it was increased to 158 members.
The quota reform movement turned into a mass uprising at one stage. The 16-year rule of the Awami League government came to an end on August 5 in the coup of the students.