Editing Hasnat Abdullah

{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hasnat Abdullah
| office = Anti-discrimination Students Movement
| order = Convener of the
| native_name = হাসনাত আবদুল্লাহ
| native_name_lang= bn
| image= Hasnat Abdullah giving speech at March for Unity 08 (cropped).jpg
| alt= Hasnat Abdullah giving his speech at March for Unity, a programme launched by Anti-discrimination Students Movement.
| caption= Hasnat in 2024
| country= Bangladesh
| predecessor= ''Position established''
| status= Incumbent
| term_start= 22 October 2024
| party= [[Anti-discrimination Students Movement]]
| 1blankname = Vice
| 1namedata = [[Umama Fatema]]
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Debidwar Upazila|Debidwar]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], [[Bangladesh]]
| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]
| occupation = {{bulleted list|[[Student activism|Student activist]]|[[Teacher]]|Online Instructer}}
| blank1= Known for
| data1= Being co-ordinator of the [[Students Against Discrimination]] 
| 1blankname2= Movements 
| 1namedata2= [[Student–People's uprising]]<br />{{Bulleted list|[[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement]]|[[Non-cooperation movement (2024)]]}}
}}

'''Hasnat Abdullah''' ({{langx|bn|হাসনাত আব্দুল্লাহ}}) is a [[Bangladeshi]] politician<ref>{{cite news |title=National Citizen Party: A look at the top leaders' rise |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/national-citizen-party-look-top-leaders-rise-1080636 |access-date=28 February 2025 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=28 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> and convener of the [[Students Against Discrimination]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Hasnat Abdullah: Protest to continue till all Supreme Court judges resign |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/354265/hasnat-abdullah-student-protest-to-continue-till |work=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=10 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Appoint HC Justice Syed Refaat as Chief Justice by 6pm: Protest coordinator Hasnat |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/appoint-hc-justice-refaat-ahmed-chief-justice-6pm-protest-coordinator-hasnat-913536 |work=[[The Business Standard]] |date=10 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> which led the [[Student–People's uprising]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-08-02 |title=Didn't announce withdrawal of movement voluntarily: Six coordinators in joint statement |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/cigx71vi3p |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Prothom Alo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829172205/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/cigx71vi3p |archive-date=2024-08-29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title='Cooperate with law enforcement, maintain good relations with journos': Anti-quota movement coordinator sets guidelines |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cooperate-law-enforcement-maintain-good-relations-journos-anti-quota-movement-coordinator |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en}}</ref> 

He is currently a student in the English Department at [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-11 |title=কেউ প্রভাব খাটানোর চেষ্টা করলে তাকে গণধোলাই দিবেন : হাসনাত আব্দুল্লাহ |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2024/08/11/1413921 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=[[Kaler Kantho]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-01 |title=ডিবি হেফাজত থেকে মুক্তির পর যা জানালেন সমন্বয়ক হাসনাত আবদুল্লাহ |url=https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/348899/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%95 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=[[Ajker Patrika]]}}</ref>

== 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>

==Personal life==
He got married on 12 October 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=সমন্বয়ক হাসনাত আবদুল্লাহ বিয়ে করলেন |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/l09q2f8l4b |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=12 October 2024 |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=বিয়ের পর অভিনন্দনে সিক্ত সমন্বয়ক হাসনাত আব্দুল্লাহ |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/national/news/736593 |access-date=3 February 2025 |work=[[Daily Janakantha]] |language=bn}}</ref>

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