2025 Shahbag protest
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| Part of Aftermath of July Revolution | |||
Protesters at Hare Road in Dhaka on May 9 | |||
| Date | 9 – 10 May 2025 (1 day) | ||
| Location | 23°44′18″N 90°23′45″E / 23.73833°N 90.39583°E | ||
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The Shahbag protest was a political demonstration that took place on 9–10 May 2025 at Shahbagh Square in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Organized by the Students Against Discrimination under the leadership of Hasnat Abdullah, the protest called for the exclusion of the Awami League from national politics. It was prompted by the reported covert departure of former President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, who left the country amid allegations of involvement in the July massacre, violent crackdown of protests linked to the July revolution. His departure intensified public demands for the formal proscription of the Awami League.
The protest received near-universal support from other Bangladeshi political parties. Organisations and political parties Amar Bangladesh Party, Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, Jatiya Ganotantrik Party, Islami Oikya Jote, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan, Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Gono Odhikar Parishad, Hefazat-e Islam Bangladesh, Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, National Citizen Party, July Mancha, Bangladesh Democratic Students Council, Inquilab Mancha several joined the protests.