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Bangladesh:  The 2024 popular revolution and the future

Bangladesh: The 2024 popular revolution and the future

14th Apr 2025 6:30pm - 8pm
Indian Standard Time

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2025-04-14 18:30:00 2025-04-14 20:00:00 Europe/Dublin Bangladesh: The 2024 popular revolution and the future Live virtual stream event

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LIBG Bangladesh online forum
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Bangladesh:  The 2024 popular revolution and the future

Speakers:

Monica Yunus played a central role in rallying international support for her father, Professor Mohammed Yunus, in 2024, as Bangladesh’s former ruler tried to imprison him on spurious charges. Ms Yunus is a soprano who sang regularly with the Metropolitan Opera. She is the co-founder of Sing for Hope which brings music to refugee camps, hospitals, schools, etc.

Maher Sattar is an award-winning journalist and senior editor of the Fuller Project. His work has focused on the role of women in Bangladesh politics. He exposed the exploitation of female garment workers in Ivanka Trump’s clothing supply chain.

Cllr Mumtaz Hussain represents Aston ward in Birmingham. She was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Birmingham City Council. She is a translator and will contribute a Bangladesh diaspora perspective on recent events.   

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