Photo: Mahmud Zaman OviWhen Nahid Islam pushed to dissolve the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, his former colleague Umama Fatema resisted, determined to keep the student platform alive. On Mar 7, 2025, Nahid declared at a press briefing: “The Anti-discrimination Student Movement is no longer where it was. The label ‘coordinator or anti-discrimination’ no longer applies.”The same day, Anti-discrimination Student Movement spokesperson Umama Fatema issued a rebuttal on Facebook, writing, “No decision has been made to dissolve the Anti-discrimination Student Movement. I fear the platform has no future.”Many others associated with the Anti-discrimination Student Movement echoed her concerns. In response to allegations of party control, NCP convener Nahid told bdnews24.com: “I left the Anti-discrimination Student Movement long ago.

Source: bd News24 July 01, 2025 20:58 UTC