From the beginning of the student-led quota reform movement on June 6th across the creation of an interim government upon the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5th, a lot has been happening in Bangladesh recently.  This virtual panel brings together scholars in New York and activists in Bangladesh to help add personal texture and academic analysis to the headlines and provide an opportunity for questions and discussion.  What has happened?  What does this mean for Bangladesh and the region?  What might come next?

Participants in this virtual roundtable organized by the Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium include:

• Farhana Sultana, Professor of Geography, Syracuse University
• Dina M. Siddiqi, Clinical Professor, Global Liberal Studies, New York University
• Muhib Rahman, Postdoctoral Associate in Government, Cornell University
• Kazi Farzana Shoily, PhD Candidate in History, Syracuse University
• Tasnuva Helal Bidita, Student and Human Rights & Climate Activist, Bangladesh
• Ammar Bin Asad, Student, Photographer, and Activist, Jagannath University, Bangladesh

Moderated by Mona Bhan, Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies & Director, South Asia Center, Syracuse University

Photo by Rayhan Ahmed