Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- A year ago today, the streets of Bangladesh erupted with a force not seen in decades. What began as student-led protests over a Supreme Court verdict on public sector job quotas transformed into a sweeping popular movement that would topple an authoritarian regime and reshape the political landscape. On this first anniversary of the July Revolution, it is not only the memory of mass protests and tragic losses that must be honoured - but also the powerful rebirth of a nation's youth.
For too long, Bangladesh's Generation Z had been dismissed as politically disengaged - more at home in digital spaces than in democratic struggle.
That perception collapsed under the weight of a brutal state crackdown and the raw courage that ...