The book 'Bangladesh Student Revolution: From No VAT on Education to Anti-Discrimination Student Movement' has been published on 6 national movements of Bangladeshi students and teachers from 2015 to 2024.
The 712 page book has been published by Bright Future Publication 38/2 Bangla Bazar. A The book written and edited by Professor Robaet Ferdous of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University and Spokesperson (Chief Coordinator) of No VAT on Education, Faruque Ahmad Arif, features six national movements that have upheld the country's history.
The movements include the 'No VAT on Education' in 2015 to protest the imposition of VAT on tuition fees for students of private universities, medical and engineering colleges, the 'Bangladesh General Student Rights Protection Council'-led quota reform movement demanding quota reform in government jobs in 2018, the 'Safe Roads Movement' in response to the deaths of two students in a road accident in August 2018, and the 'Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement' demanding the abolition of quotas in 2024. Apart from this, there are two movements by teachers demanding an independent pay scale in 2015 and the abolition of the Universal Pension Guarantee Scheme in 2024. These six movements are among the most successful movements in the country's history recently.
These movements received a huge response at the national and international levels. It also highlighted the country's educational, political, social, cultural and economic diversity. The book includes various aspects of these movements, including media news, columns, interviews, memoirs of various people including those who led the movement, interviews with then ministers and current advisors.
The book presents a vast picture of the participation of the general public in the country along with the student and teacher movements.
In this regard, the book's editor-in-chief, Professor Robayet Ferdous, said there have been various movements in the country, starting from the anti-British movement to the partition of 1947, the language movement of 1952, the mass uprising of 1969, the great liberation war of 1971, and the mass uprising of 1990. Much of the history of these has been lost due to not writing at the right time. Keeping that in mind, the book has been written and edited on 6 student and teacher movements. We hope that the book will help everyone get accurate information.
Co-author of the book, Faruque Ahmad Arif, said, the book contains news, photos, columns, and interviews from national and international media on 6 movements, including the Student Revolution of Bangladesh: No VAT on Education to the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
The participation of political, social, and cultural organizations in these student and teacher movements and the overall cooperation of people from all walks of life in the country have emerged. The book contains vivid examples of the involvement of people from all levels of the country. Therefore, we hope that every individual and family will benefit from the book.