Bangladesh, Oct. 19 -- On October 18, 2025, the United States witnessed an extraordinary surge of civic activism, as thousands of rallies under the banner of No Kings spread across the nation. From Times Square in New York to the National Mall in Washington DC, more than 2,600 gatherings united millions of Americans in a coordinated display of dissent against what participants describe as the growing authoritarian tendencies of the Donald Trump administration. Estimates from organizers suggest nearly seven million people took part in this single-day demonstration, making it one of the largest nationwide protest waves in US history.

The No Kings slogan draws directly on the countrys founding ethos: a rejection of monarch...