Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina's fall

Ruma Paul - Reuters - 05/09
Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests.
DHAKA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests.
Students, teachers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the "March for Martyrs" carrying the national flag and chanting slogans such as "Blood of the martyrs is our power".
The anti-government protests started in July as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas and escalated into a nationwide uprising against Hasina.
More than 1,000 people lost their lives in the unrest, which forced Hasina to resign and flee to India on Aug. 5 just before her official residence was stormed by crowds. The violence continued for several days after she fled.
An interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, opens new tab replaced Hasina's administration, ...
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