Background of the protests: The untimely death of at least two students in a reckless bus accident on July 29, 2018 and the intolerable remarks regarding road

Background of the protests: The untimely death of at least two students in a reckless bus accident on July 29, 2018 and the intolerable remarks regarding road safety that followed from the shipping minister Shajahan Khan led to a massive and unprecedented student protest. Notably, Bangladesh has one of the worst road safety numbers as there is virtually no implementation of traffic laws and widespread corruption by the traffic police. On July 30th, students took to the streets and stopped the roads near Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, with banners and placards that cried for better road safety, better enforcement of traffic and vehicle laws, proper punishment of the driver who caused the accident and better treatment of the victims’ families by the authorities. Ever since that day, the protest has spread out to all parts of Dhaka and beyond, with students showcasing the quintessential definition of young spirit in its full glory. These students have no political affiliation and don’t have a leader. They collectivized out of sheer determination to bring very necessary change . Whether it be through stopping vehicles on the street to check the license of drivers and paperwork of vehicles, creating separate lanes on the roads for different kinds of vehicles or making a policeman fine himself because he didn’t have the proper license, they have done more than Bangladesh police and law enforcement agencies have managed to do in years.