Why Bangladesh’s student uprising failed to replicate Assam’s AGP moment
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.The popular Assam Movement of 1979-1985 managed to strike a chord with the regional aspirations of the Assamese people…