July Revolution (Bangladesh)

July Revolution
July Revolution
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	Victory procession after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina in Shahbagh, Dhaka Students launching Bangla Blockade during the quota reform movement in Shahbagh General mass in the non-cooperation movement in Shantinagar, Dhaka
Date	1 July – 5 August 2024 (1 month and 4 days); Quota reform movement:; 1 July – 3 August 2024; Non-cooperation movement:; 4–5 August 2024
Location	Bangladesh and abroad
Caused by	Authoritarianism and human rights abuse; Economic depression; Retainment of the controversial job quota system; July massacre;
Goals	Initially focused on quota reform but then resignation of Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet
Resulted in	Successful; Resignation of Sheikh Hasina and her departure to India; Constitutional crisis and formation of the interim government under Muhammad Yunus; Political and religious violences; ; (See aftermath)
Parties
Students Against Discrimination Liberal democratic opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal; ; Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad ; Gonotantrik Chhatra Shakti; Islamist opposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ; Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir ; Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh ; Islami Andolan Bangladesh ; Leftist opposition Bangladesh Students' Union ; Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh ; Proletarian Party of East Bengal ; Ganosanhati Andolan ; Left Democratic Alliance ; Communist Party of Bangladesh ; Non-political protesters Students of universities, colleges, schools and madrasas ; Bangladesh diaspora ; Workers of Bangladesh Bar Council ; Public figures, influencers, actors/actresses; Defectors Bangladesh Army (from 3 August 2024) ;	Government Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police Rapid Action Battalion; Armed Police Battalion; ; Border Guard Bangladesh; Bangladesh Ansar; ; Ministry of Defence Bangladesh Army (until 3 August 2024); ; Awami League Chhatra League; Jubo League; ;
Lead figures
	Collective leadership Nahid Islam ; Asif Mahmud ; Sarjis Alam ; Hasnat Abdullah ; Others... ; Sheikh Hasina ; Asaduzzaman Khan ; Obaidul Quader ; Saddam Hussain
Casualties
Death(s)	834+ (official gazette); 1,000+ (MOHFW estimate); 1,400+ (OHCHR estimate); 1,581 (SAD estimate)
Injuries	11,551+ (official gazette)
Arrested	11,702 (OHCHR estimate)

The July Revolution, also known as the Student-People's Uprising, was a pro-democracy mass uprising in Bangladesh in 2024. It began as a quota reform movement in early June 2024, led by the Students Against Discrimination, after the Bangladesh Supreme Court invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector.

The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out mass killings of protesters, known as the July massacre, by late July. By early August, the movement evolved into a non-cooperation movement, ultimately leading to the ouster of the then-prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India. Hasina's ouster triggered a constitutional crisis, leading to the formation of an interim government led by the country's only Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, as the chief adviser.