Nurul Izzah Pays Tribute To Bangladesh’s July Revolution At Dhaka Conference

NEW DELHI, July 27 (Bernama) -- Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar on Sunday paid tribute to the 2024 student-led uprising in Bangladesh as a quest for sovereignty and dignity.

Bangladesh is holding a series of events to mark the first anniversary of the fall of Sheikh Hasina's nearly 16-year rule as a result of what has become known as the July Revolution.

She said the events of last year were not just a protest but became an avenue for the rebirth of the nation's spirit.

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"At the end of the day, any regime, no matter how powerful, cannot stand against the will of an awakened people," Nurul Izzah said.

Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5 as protests mounted against her rule across Bangladesh.

Nurul Izzah said the July Revolution is a reminder that "stability without justice is fragile."

She also referred to the ongoing genocide by Israel in Gaza in her speech, which covered wide-ranging topics such as democratic and political reforms, her own struggles, youth activism and economic empowerment.

Nurul Izzah said the "enabling of the genocidal onslaught in Gaza by the hegemons and their ilk reminds us of the need to reaffirm our solidarity."

She spoke alongside international and Bangladeshi speakers at the first International Conference on the July Revolution, organised by the Dhaka-based think tank Research and Integrated Thought (RIT) and Dhaka University's Department of Political Science.

Yasin Aktay, a senior member of Turkiye's Justice and Development Party (AK Party), hailed the July Revolution as an event that represented an uprising against local authoritarianism and its foreign backers.

The Bangladesh interim government's housing and public works adviser Adilur Rahman Khan said the deposed Hasina regime had made the state machinery a weapon of her Awami League party, and enforced disappearances and killings of dissidents became routine.

-- BERNAMA