Editing Hasnat Abdullah (section)

== Activism ==
Hasnat Abdullah was one of the coordinators of the [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement]], which led the initial [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement|quota reform movement]], opposing quotas in government jobs and evolved into broader anti-government movement opposing the [[Premiership of Sheikh Hasina|Hasina’s government]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/asia/bangladesh-protest-sheikh-hasina.html | title=She Thought Her Grip Was Unbreakable. Bangladeshis Would Prove Otherwise | work=[[The New York Times]] | last1=Mashal | first1=Mujib | date=5 August 2024 }}</ref> He along with [[Nahid Islam]], [[Asif Mahmud]], [[Sarjis Alam]] and others gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when police detained him and several other [[University of Dhaka]] students <ref>{{cite news |last1=Report |first1=Star Digital |title=3 quota protest organisers 'picked up' from hospital |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/rights/news/3-quota-protest-organisers-picked-hospital-3662756 |work=The Daily Star |date=26 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> as the protests became violent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quota protest coordinators Asif, Nahid, Baker 'taken into DB custody for security reasons' |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/quota-protest-coordinators-asif-nahid-baker-allegedly-picked-db-men-hospital-db-denies |work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=26 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=We're forced to give false statement, say six conveners |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/metro-news/were-forced-to-give-false-statement-say-six-conveners-1722621068 |work=[[The Financial Express (Bangladesh)]] |date=3 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In the aftermath, On August 5, [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]] [[Sheikh Hasina]] [[Resignation of Sheikh Hasina|resigned]] and fled from the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/05/world/bangladesh-protests | title=Bangladesh's Leader Resigns and Flees Country After Protests | work=[[The New York Times]] | last1=Hasnat | first1=Saif | last2=Mashal | first2=Mujib | last3=Bigg | first3=Matthew Mpoke | date=5 August 2024 }}</ref> Following the exile of Hasina, Nahid Islam stated that their goals weren't fully met and that the Anti-discrimination Students Movement aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever".<ref>{{cite news |title=One demand now |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/one-demand-now-3668981 |work=The Daily Star |date=4 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

He and his organisation called on Nobel Laureate [[Muhammad Yunus]] to lead [[Yunus ministry|an interim government]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Two student coordinators take oath as advisors |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/rlacb458dn |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh Crisis: Bangladesh unrest: Know who's who in Muhammad Yunus-led interim government |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/bangladesh-unrest-know-whos-who-in-interim-government/article68505107.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 August 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>