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Shadik Kayem
Bangladeshi student activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Md. Abu Shadik (Bengali: মোঃ আবু সাদিক), more widely known as Shadik Kayem (Bengali: সাদিক কায়েম), is a student political activist and the current Vice-president elect of the DUCSU.[1] He was also a leader of the Students Against Discrimination during the 2024 quota reform movement.[2][3]
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He also served as the President of the University of Dhaka unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir during the 2024 academic session[4][5] and, is currently serving as the central publication secretary of the organization.[6][7]
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Early life and education
Shadik Kayem was born in Satkania Upazila of the Chattogram District. His father is a businessman by profession.[8] Kayem began his primary education in Khagrachari. He passed his Dakhil examination in 2014 from Baitush Sharaf Jabbariya Adarsha Madrasah. Following that, he passed his Alim examination in 2016 from the Baitush Sharaf Adarsha Kamil Madrasah in Chattogram and was admitted to the Department of Political Science at the University of Dhaka for the 2016-2017 academic session.[9]
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In 2024, following the student–public uprising, Shadik Kayem publicly disclosed his position of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir at Dhaka University.[10]
He was one of the first to refer to the siege of Ganabhaban event as Fath-e-Ganabhaban (lit. 'Conquest of Ganabhaban'), which he stated,
"The legacy of Fath-e-Makkah, Fath-e-Bangala, and Fath-e-Kustuntiniyya has led us to achieve Fath-e-Ganabhaban."[11][12]
He currently serves as the Central Publication Secretary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir.[13]
2025 DUCSU election
Shadik Kayem contested the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) as the Vice President (VP) candidate from the United Students' Alliance panel.[14] He was elected Vice President (VP) with 14,042 votes. His closest rival, Abidul Islam Khan of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal, received 5,708 votes.[15][16] He officially assumed office on September 14, 2025.[17][18]
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