The Student politics of Bangladesh encompasses the activities and culture among Bangladeshi students, mostly from the tertiary level of education, as part of the support they demonstrate for political parties at the national level.
Major student organizations Name of OrganizationFlagFoundedWebsitePresidentGeneral Secretary Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir February 6, 1977 Nurul Islam SaddamSibgatullah Sibga Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra DalJanuary 1, 1979Rakibul Islam RakibNasir Uddin Bangladesh Students' UnionApril 26, 1952 Mahir Shahriar RezaBahauddin Shuvo Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh August 23, 1991 Muntasir AhmadSultan Mahmud Bangladesh Islami Chhatra SenaJanuary 21, 1980Muhammad Joynul AbedinMuhammad Jaber Socialist Students' FrontJanuary 21, 1984 Raihan UddinMukta Barai Bangladesh Chhatra MaitriDecember 6, 1980 Atulon Das AloAditi Adrita Srishti Jatiya Chhatra ShaktiFebruary 26, 2025Zahid Ahsan Abu Baker Mazumdar Islami ChhatrasenaJanuary 21, 1980 Md. Farid MazumderMd. Emdadul Islam Jatiya Chhatra SamajMarch 27, 1983 Md. Al MamunMd. Ashraful Islam Khan Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh January 24, 1992Ridwan MazhariSaad Bin Zakir Students Against Discrimination July 1, 2024 Rashidul Islam Rifat Md. Enamul Hasan Student Federation of BangladeshJanuary 10, 1985 Mashiur Rahman Khan RichardSaikat Arif Revolutionary Student UnityDecember 6, 1980Iqbal KabirDilip Roy Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad February 17, 2018 Nazmul Hasan Sanaullah Hoque Bangladesh Islami Chhatra MajlisJanuary 5, 1990https://chhatra-majlis.org.bd/Khaled SaifullahTarik Bin Habib Democratic Students' CouncilJanuary 16, 2021Saiedul Hoq NissanFahim Ahmed Chowdhury Students Unity of BangladeshDecember 6, 1980 Faruk Ahmed RubelKazi Abdul Motaleb Jewel Revolutionary Student-Youth MovementNovember 24, 1983Tawfika Priya Bangladesh Students' Party June 16, 2023 Bangladesh Islami Chhatri Sangstha July 15, 1978 Muhtaramah Munjia Bangladesh Khelafat Chhatra Majlis May 29, 2009 Mohammad Abdul Aziz
Others include: Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena Bangladesh Chhatra Pakkha
Banned organizations include: Name of Organization Flag Founded Website President General Secretary Bangladesh Chhatra League (Banned) January 4, 1948 Saddam Hussain Sheikh Wali Asif Enan
Current situation Student politics in Bangladesh is reactive, confrontational, and violent. Student organizations act as armaments of the political parties they are part of. So every now and then there are affrays and commotions. Over the years, political clashes and factional feuds in universities killed many, seriously interfering with academics. Women harassment is also a major problem of student politics. To relieve tensions, universities often must resort to lengthy closures, resulting in truncated and overcrowded classes.
The student wings of ruling parties run campuses and residence halls through crime and violence. They control access to amenities in residence halls, favoring fellow party members and loyal pupils; eat for free from nearby restaurants, and help themselves to products from shops nearby; practice extortion; and take money from freshmen. Further, they put pressure on teachers for payment in exchange for supporting to school administration their hiring and retention.
On 23 October, 2024, The Ministry of Home Affairs in Public Security Division has issued a gazette notification announcing a ban on the Bangladesh Chhatra League, invoking provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, with specific reference to the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League role in the July massacre.
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