In 1985, after leading a successful movement against illegal infiltration in Assam, the Asom Gana Parishad - born out of the All Assam Students’ Union - stormed the assembly elections, winning 65 seats in the 126-member House.
Nearly four decades later, Bangladesh witnessed a seemingly similar moment. The National Citizen’s Party (NCP) emerged from the student-led uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office in 2024. The protests, initially triggered by anger over civil service job quotas and intensified by outrage at police violence, quickly spread across Dhaka and beyond. According to the United Nations, up to 1,400 people were killed, most during the security crackdown ordered by Hasina.
