04 Jul
Female Students as National Assets, Not Political Tools
Historically, female students in Bangladesh have been: Politically mobilised without protection, Excluded from decision-making, Subjected to structural violence, insecurity and silence. Jatiya Chhatri fundamentally rejects this paradigm. By recognising female students as the nation’s most valuable asset, the platform reframes them as: Long-term contributors to national productivity,Bearers of intellectual, ethical and social capital, Central to generational continuity and institutional stability. A state that exploits its students undermines its future. A state that protects them secures its survival.
Constitutional Ownership under Article 7(1)
Article 7(1) of the Constitution declares that all powers of the Republic belong to the people. Jatiya Chhatri extends this principle beyond symbolism into lived reality.
For female students, constitutional ownership implies: Equal stake in the state, not symbolic inclusion, Legal entitlement to security and participation, Moral authority to question injustice and exclusion. This interpretation exposes a critical contradiction: If students are owners of the Republic, why are they treated as expendable subjects within political systems? Jatiya Chhatri positions female students not as dependents of the state, but as co-owners of sovereignty, whose exclusion represents a constitutional failure—not a social accident.
Security, Freedom and Civic Participation as Inseparable Rights
The platform’s commitment explicitly links three dimensions: Security – physical, psychological and institutional safety within educational and civic spaces. Freedom – freedom of thought, expression, study and association without coercion. Civic participation – the right to engage in national discourse, accountability and reform. These are not optional extensions of education; they are its preconditions. Without security, education collapses into fear. Without freedom, it becomes indoctrination. Without participation, it loses civic purpose.