While the student movement toppled the regime, it did not lay the foundation for a democratic future, which requires a broader reimagining of the political landscape.

Dr Worthy and Dr Mitheen not only opened their doors to the wounded but also converted the garage of their building on Satmasjid Road into a makeshift clinic.

"The 2024 uprising as an opportunity to return to the original desires of the deprived and persecuted masses of 1971."

The uprising demonstrated the strength of the people's unity, but it also brought attention to the political knowledge gaps and the necessity for political education to get more attention.

If the country is to rebuild itself, it must establish a national identity that unites its citizens and secures the future of the state.

As private citizens, this is the minimum we could offer towards a newer equilibrium.

Why should we use this symbol of destruction to remember the movement?

Politicians need to start understanding that the loud, unnecessary, intrusive politics that we know today needs to become the politics of the past.

Now that the dust is starting to settle down, there are growing calls for reforms across the nation.

New laws or even constitutions will not change the political settlement if the rules are not followed