Bangladesh Not "Bhaangadesh": Free Bangladeshi Exhibition at King Manor Museum

This exhibition explores how Bangladeshis in Bangladesh and beyond took actions during the 2024 mass uprisings against the quota system in place, since 1972, immediately after the birth of the country in 1971. Featuring articles such as printed international artworks by Bangladeshi artists, handcrafted tools, and relevant media, the exhibition serves as a homage to learn, reflect, discuss, and heal.

Bangladesh, Not “Bhaangadesh” seeks to raise social (in)justice awareness through showcasing Bangladeshi artistic expression, and persistent crimes against humanity from the summer of 2024–of government-implemented curfews, with “shoot-on-sight” commands, country-wide internet revoked, houses raids, innocent lives taken, and unnecessary arrests made, etc. After decades of corruption and nepotism, Bangladeshi students stood up against the unjust quota system of prioritizing government positions rather than basing hiring on skill, talent, and merit–for descendants of ancestors prominent in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.