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Adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh and Student activist (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan (Bengali: আসিফ মাহমুদ সজীব ভুঁইয়া; born 14 July 1998) is a Bangladeshi student activist,[1][2] who is currently serving as an advisor to the Bangladesh interim government.[3][4] He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People's uprising. He is also the former president of Bangladesh Students Right Council at Dhaka University unit. [5]
Asif Mahmud | |
|---|---|
আসিফ মাহমুদ | |
 Mahmud in 2024 | |
| Advisory roles | |
| 2024– | Adviser for Labour and Employment |
| 2024– | Adviser for Youth and Sports |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan 14 July 1998 Muradnagar, Chattogram, Bangladesh |
| Education | Dhaka University Adamjee Cantonment College |
| Occupation | Adviser Social activist |
| Profession | Activist Human rights activist |
Asif Mahmud was born on 14 July 1998 in Muradnagar Upazila, Bangladesh to Md. Billal Hossain and Roksana Begum. Mahmud studied at Nakhalpara Hossain Ali High School in Dhaka and completed his secondary education there.[6] Afterwards, he studied at Adamjee Cantonment College, where he served as the Cadet Sergeant of the college's BNCC Club. After completing his higher secondary education, he is currently studying Master's degree at the University of Dhaka. He is a student of the 2017–18 academic session in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Dhaka.[7]
Mahmud was one of the coordinators of a student movement; Anti-discrimination Students Movement, opposing quotas in government jobs, which evolved into a campaign to remove Hasina from power.[8] He along with Nahid Islam and others gained national recognition in mid-July 2024 when he and several other Dhaka University students were detained by police[9] as the protests became violent.[10]
In the aftermath, on August 5, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country.[11] Nahid stated that their goals weren't fully met, and following Hasina's resignation, the group aimed to "abolish fascist systems forever".[12]
He and his organisation called Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.[13][14]
He along with Nahid Islam were included in the 2024 interim government of Bangladesh as advisers.[15] He is serving as the adviser to the youth and sports aswell as the labour and employment ministry under the interim government.[16]
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