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Khan Talat Mahmud Rafi

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Khan Talat Mahmud Rafi
খান তালাত মাহমুদ রাফি
Rafi in 2024
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
Known forCoordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement
MovementStudent–People's uprising

Khan Talat Mahmud Rafi (Bengali: খান তালাত মাহমুদ রাফি) is a student activist and coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement at Chittagong University.[1] He was one of the prominent coordinator to lead the Student–People's uprising in Chattogram.[2][3]

Personal life and education

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Rafi is a student in Dramatic Arts[4] at Chittagong University.[5] He hails from Netrokona,[4] where his father, Tariqul Islam, a freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation War, resides.[6]

Activism

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Rafi is a coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement,[7] which initially focused on challenging discriminatory quotas in educational institutions.[8] Over time, the movement broadened its scope, evolving into a wider campaign[9] that demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government.[10]

Rafi was one of the prominent coordinator of the protests at Chittagong University in mid-2024.[11] Rafi became particularly notable when a video went viral, showing him standing in front of the police, who were pointing guns at the protesters in an effort to disperse them.[12] Following this incident, Rafi reported receiving a death threat.[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BCL man 'threatens' CU quota protest leader". The Daily Star. 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Four new teams formed to rebuild Anti-discrimination Student Movement". bdnews24.com. 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Quota reform activists protest in Chittagong braving rain". Dhaka Tribune. 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "চবিতে কোটা আন্দোলন: হত্যার হুমকির ঘটনায় থানায় জিডি". www.thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "দফা এক, দাবি এক: সমন্বয়ক রাফি". barta24.com (in Bengali). 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধার 'বীর' নাতির কাণ্ড!". Cvoice24.com (in Bengali). 15 July 2024.
  7. ^ "বৈষম্য বিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলনের নেতৃত্বে ফের রাসেল-রাফি". www.amaderbarta.net (in Bengali). 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Protesters clash with police in Chattogram". Prothom Alo. 18 July 2024.
  9. ^ "অসহযোগ আন্দোলনে ফাঁকা ঢাকা-চট্টগ্রাম মহাসড়ক". Jugantor (in Bengali). 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ "চট্টগ্রামে হাজারো কণ্ঠে 'ফ্যাসিবাদ' রুখে দেওয়ার ডাক". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ "চবিতে আন্দোলনকারীদের ওপর ছাত্রলীগের হামলা". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "চট্টগ্রামে পুলিশি বাধা ডিঙিয়ে শিক্ষার্থী-অভিভাবকদের বিক্ষোভ". NewsBangla24.com (in Bengali). 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ "চবিতে কোটা আন্দোলনকারী শিক্ষার্থীকে হত্যার হুমকি". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 9 July 2024.
  14. ^ "চবিতে কোটা আন্দোলনের সমন্বয়কারী রাফিকে 'হত্যার হুমকি'". Channel 24 (in Bengali). 8 July 2024.
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