Dhaka, July 28 -- Former spokesperson of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement Umama Fatema has alleged that the July movement has been turned into a "money-making machine".

Umama, who stepped down from the platform in late June, came live on Facebook on Sunday night and said she discovered the extent of financial and political manoeuvring only after taking over as spokesperson, reports bdnews24.com.

She said people were using the movement for tender lobbying, influence trading and even pushing for deputy commissioner appointments.

"It never occurred to me that something like this could be monetised," Umama added. "But after becoming spokesperson, I saw how deep it had gone."

She called it "unfortunate" and said she had no understa...