Daily Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman spoke at the Liaquat Ali Auditorium of Khulna University today. Photo; BSS

KHULNA, Aug 13, 2025 (BSS)- The Daily Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman has said fascism can’t be removed without a mass uprising and the youths specially students have proved it.
 
“The July movement has given the country a new direction. It is remarkable that a fearless young generation has been groomed up despite living under a fascist government for 17 years,” he said.

Mahmudur Rahman was addressing a discussion titled "The Role of Journalists in the Anti-Fascism Movement at the Liaquat Ali Auditorium of Khulna University here today.

Khulna University Journalists’ Association and the Office of the Director of Student Affairs jointly organized the discussion as part of a series of programs marking July Uprising Day.

Mahamudur Rahman said fascism in a state cannot emerge on its own; it is aided by businessmen, bureaucrats, so-called intellectuals, and journalists, who build narratives in support of fascism.
 
He stressed that only a mass uprising can remove fascism, as proven by the youth in the July movement.

Khulna University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim said the July movement is a historic example where patriotic students and citizens challenged fascist rule and restored freedom of speech. 

KU treasurer Prof. Dr. Md. Nurunnabi, Acting Dean of the Law School Prof. Sheikh Mahmudul Hasan, and Director of Student Affairs Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmus Sadat, addressed the function as special guests. 

The Ku Journalistis Association President Alqama Ramin was in the chair.