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Attack on ‘adivasi’ students outside NCTB building

Students protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks were attacked by members of Students for Sovereignty, a group supporting the removal, outside the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, or NCTB, building in Motijheel on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025.

Agitated Adivasi Students were attacked on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon while attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks. Two photographers rescued an injured student and took her to safety during the incident. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Agitated Adivasi Students were attacked on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon while attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks. Two photographers rescued an injured student and took her to safety during the incident. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty attacked Agitated Adivasi Students on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon as they protested the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks by attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty attacked Agitated Adivasi Students on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon as they protested the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks by attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty attacked Agitated Adivasi Students on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon as they protested the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks by attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty attacked Agitated Adivasi Students on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon as they protested the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks by attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Two opposing groups faced off outside the NCTB building in Motijheel on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, exchanging slogans, while police intervened by positioning themselves between the groups. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Two opposing groups faced off outside the NCTB building in Motijheel on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, exchanging slogans, while police intervened by positioning themselves between the groups. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Agitated Adivasi Students were stopped by police on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, while attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel, protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. The students continued their protest by chanting slogans at the site. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Agitated Adivasi Students were stopped by police on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, while attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel, protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. The students continued their protest by chanting slogans at the site. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty clashed with Agitated Adivasi Students during a protest at the NCTB building over the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. The confrontation turned physical. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty clashed with Agitated Adivasi Students during a protest at the NCTB building over the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. The confrontation turned physical. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Agitated Adivasi Students gathered outside the NCTB building on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. They faced off against members of Students for Sovereignty, who supported the removal. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Agitated Adivasi Students gathered outside the NCTB building on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. They faced off against members of Students for Sovereignty, who supported the removal. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty, an organisation of Bengalis living in the hill areas supporting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks, gathered outside the NCTB building in Motijheel from the morning of Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty, an organisation of Bengalis living in the hill areas supporting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks, gathered outside the NCTB building in Motijheel from the morning of Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups set off from the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, to lay siege to the NCTB building, protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups set off from the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, to lay siege to the NCTB building, protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks wrote “grant adivasi people constitutional recognition” on the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks wrote “grant adivasi people constitutional recognition” on the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, holding banners to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, holding banners to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, holding banners to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, holding banners to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, holding banners to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Students from ethnic minority groups gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, holding banners to protest the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

The Agitated Adivasi Students organised a rally at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

The Agitated Adivasi Students organised a rally at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, protesting the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” – a collective term for a number of ethnic minority groups in Bangladesh – from textbooks. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty attacked Agitated Adivasi Students on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon as they protested the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks by attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of Students for Sovereignty attacked Agitated Adivasi Students on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, afternoon as they protested the removal of images featuring the word “adivasi” from textbooks by attempting to lay siege to the NCTB building in Motijheel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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