Staff Correspondent: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain said on Friday Bangladesh’s youth, who led last year’s historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future.
“They (youths) may make mistakes along the way, but with time and experience, they will build a stronger and fairer political culture,” he said.
The adviser was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the Bengal Delta Conference 2025, which convened policymakers, academics and experts to deliberate on the intersection of politics, economics and geopolitics in the South Asian region.
Paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives during the 2024 July-August movement, the Adviser said, “Without their determination and courage, the transformation we are witnessing today would not have been possible.”
He expressed confidence that the new generation would not allow Bangladesh to regress to the political dysfunctions of the past.
Highlighting the fast-changing global landscape, Touhid pointed to three defining events reshaping geopolitics: the Ukraine war, the genocide in Gaza, and rising US-China tensions.
He noted that Western public opinion, especially in the United States, is shifting significantly in support of the Palestinian cause, with growing voices even within Jewish intellectual circles condemning Israeli actions in Gaza.
