"The University of Dhaka is my university, my beloved university. But I don't think I will ever want to go there again. Whenever I see the students, I will probably think, 'Perhaps they are those Razakars.' And for whatever days I have left to live, I do not wish to see the face of any Razakar. We only have one life—why should I spend it looking at Razakars again?" Many participants in the anti-government movement viewed the remarks as an attempt to justify the then government's crackdown on protesters and the killings of students. In response, aggrieved students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) declared him permanently unwelcome on campus, while online bookseller Rokomari removed all of his books from its platform. Following the fall of the Hasina government on 5 August 2024, Dr. Iqbal disappeared entirely from public view. For nearly two years, there had been no confirmed public appearances or verified information regarding his whereabouts until his recent appearance in the United States."/> "The University of Dhaka is my university, my beloved university. But I don't think I will ever want to go there again. Whenever I see the students, I will probably think, 'Perhaps they are those Razakars.' And for whatever days I have left to live, I do not wish to see the face of any Razakar. We only have one life—why should I spend it looking at Razakars again?" Many participants in the anti-government movement viewed the remarks as an attempt to justify the then government's crackdown on protesters and the killings of students. In response, aggrieved students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) declared him permanently unwelcome on campus, while online bookseller Rokomari removed all of his books from its platform. Following the fall of the Hasina government on 5 August 2024, Dr. Iqbal disappeared entirely from public view. For nearly two years, there had been no confirmed public appearances or verified information regarding his whereabouts until his recent appearance in the United States."/> "The University of Dhaka is my university, my beloved university. But I don't think I will ever want to go there again. Whenever I see the students, I will probably think, 'Perhaps they are those Razakars.' And for whatever days I have left to live, I do not wish to see the face of any Razakar. We only have one life—why should I spend it looking at Razakars again?" Many participants in the anti-government movement viewed the remarks as an attempt to justify the then government's crackdown on protesters and the killings of students. In response, aggrieved students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) declared him permanently unwelcome on campus, while online bookseller Rokomari removed all of his books from its platform. Following the fall of the Hasina government on 5 August 2024, Dr. Iqbal disappeared entirely from public view. For nearly two years, there had been no confirmed public appearances or verified information regarding his whereabouts until his recent appearance in the United States.">