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Political change and trials after the July 2024 uprising (Level A1) — A group of people walking down a street holding flags

Political change and trials after the July 2024 uprisingCEFR A1

7 Apr 2026

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Adapted from Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Bornil Amin, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
75 words
  • In July 2024 students started large city-wide protests.
  • The Prime Minister lost power on 5 August 2024.
  • Many Awami League members left Bangladesh after the events.
  • Some people went to India, the United Kingdom and the US.
  • The party was banned by the interim government in May 2025.
  • A former home minister left on the same day.
  • He now lives in Kolkata at an undisclosed location.
  • He spoke after nearly nineteen months hiding underground.

Difficult words

  • protest — a public meeting or march for change
    protests
  • prime minister — the head of a country's government
  • interim — temporary government that acts until new leaders form
  • ban — to make something illegal or not allowed
    banned
  • underground — hidden under the ground or hidden from view
  • undisclosed — not told or shown to the public

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Discussion questions

  • Have you ever seen a protest?
  • Would you go to another country if you had to leave?
  • Have you heard of Kolkata?

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