Ganotantrik Chhatra Shakti (Bengali: গণতান্ত্রিক ছাত্রশক্তি, lit.'Democratic Student Force') was a student political organization in Bangladesh. Akhter Hossen and other students announced the formation of the organization on 4 October 2023. About six weeks after the July Revolution forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign on 5 August 2024, the organization was dissolved. Two leaders became advisors in the Interim government of Bangladesh.
DUCSU, where the formation of Gonotantrik Chhatra Shakti was announced
Akhter Hossen was president of the Dhaka University branch of Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad. He resigned in July 2023 over differences with the central vice president of the organization, Nurul Haque Nur. On 4 October 2023, Hossain and other students, many of whom were former associates of Nur, announced the creation of a new organization, Ganotantrik Chhatra Shakti. Hossain was the convener of the group,[1] while Nahid Islam was its member secretary. A central committee of 21 members was announced.[2]
The organization stated their principles as education, peace, and freedom.[3] They gave their five aims as: restructuring the education system; building political figures, scope and culture; student welfare; establishing political connections between students and civil society; and restructuring the state-political system.[4]
The organization was dissolved on 14 September 2024. Various reasons were given: that its goals had been achieved,[7] that most of its leaders were no longer active in the organization,[8] and that some Dhaka University students had demanded that party-based student politics be banned on campus.[9]
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