Umama Fatema, spokesperson for Students Against Discrimination, has declined an award conferred upon all women who participated in the Bangladesh July uprising in 2024 by the US State Department’s 'International Women of Courage' programme.

On the night of 29 March, Umama Fatema announced her decision to reject the award through a Facebook post. She stated that the US State Department's 'International Women of Courage' Award 2025 had nominated f...