UpFront: Students in Charge

During July and August of 2024, a mass uprising took place in Bangladesh to protest ___.

• tuition costs

• a military draft

• a job quota system

• the curtailing of free speech rights

Who is Sheikh Hasina?

• the former prime minister of Bangladesh

• one of the leaders of the protest movement

• a Nobel Prize-winning economist

• head of the Bangladeshi military

According to the article, the interim government is in charge of handling which of the following tasks?

• stabilizing the economy

• restoring law and order

• setting a new political course for the country

• all of the above

To “reduce the toxicity” associated with the police, the interim government has ___.

• sent police officers to jail

• given police officers important government jobs

• installed young cadets in traffic circles

• all of the above

As it is used in the first section of the article, a synonym for astonishing would be ___.

• wonderful

• confusing

• mundane

• shocking

The authors note that stories about the founding of Bangladesh’s government “have much less meaning for young people than they did for their grandparents.” The authors make this point to explain why younger Bangladeshis ___.

• are not prepared to take control of the country

• want to emigrate to other countries

• are less willing to accept the status quo

• feel less connected to their families

In the section “Directing Traffic,” the authors note the presence of Tahia’s father, in part, to highlight ___.

• that Bangladesh is unsafe for women

• how young the new authority figures are

• the dominance of parents in Bangladeshi culture

• the instability of the interim government

In the last section, student leader Mahfuj Alam says, “If we go to our homes right now, there will be no change.” His tone can best be described as ___.

• serene

• amiable

• timid

• determined

Based on the article, do you think the future of Bangladesh seems promising? Explain.