Umama steps down from Anti-Discrimination Student Movement

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement spokesperson Umama Fatema has left the organisation, aFacebook post of her confirmed the matter.

She made the announcement in the Facebook post on Friday (June 27).

“A central council of the organisation has been made on Wednesday. I just ended my formal journey with the anti-discrimination student movement,” the post said.

She alleged widespread irregularities within the group, particularly in the formation of committees at both district and Upazila levels. She also raised concerns about irregularities during the organisation’s recent council session.

Umama claimed she was pressured to not work under this banner, saying: “After the political party named NCP was formed, I chose to continue unfinished work from July under this banner, out of a sense of responsibility.”

“But because this banner operated independently beyond party influence and directives, it was seen as a threat to some people’s political ambitions. As a result, I came under immense pressure, both online and offline, to stop working under it.”

“I took the entire situation as a challenge and tried to revive the banner with the credibility it once held. I have nothing more to say about what followed.”

Commenting on organisational irregularities, she added, “Reports of misconduct from district and Upazila units were constant. Journalists would call, and I clearly told them: why don’t you ask those who formed these committees? Why don’t you hold your mics to those who sign them off?”

“Before I joined the platform, I was promised the freedom to work independently. But once I became the spokesperson, I realised that all the talk about reform, July, the dead, and the injured were just empty promises,” Umama Fatema wrote.