Nahid Islam

Nahid Islam (Bengali: নাহিদ ইসলাম; born 1998) is a Bangladeshi student activist who serves as an adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh.

[2][3] He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, which led the Student–People's uprising, culminating in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.

[14] On July 26, he was apprehended at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in Dhanmondi by individuals identifying themselves as members of various intelligence agencies, including the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch.

[16] The Detective Branch later confirmed that they had taken Nahid and five other coordinators[broken anchor] of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement into custody for "safety reasons.

"[17] Subsequently, Nahid and other coordinators issued a statement from the Detective Branch headquarters, urging the protesters to call off the demonstrations, citing that the movement's main objective of reforming the quotas had been achieved.