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Students are out in force on the streets of Dhaka, no longer protesting but working to put a city back together after the dramatic events of
jubilation quickly turned to concern.There were reports that the offices of the ruling Awami League party, as well as homes and businesses
of the minority Hindu population, were being attacked.During the past two days, students have been out cleaning up roads and wreckage, while
protesters, who many in the country are saying have pulled off a gen Z-led revolution.View image in fullscreenThe Nobel laureate Muhammad
Yunus, who will lead the interim government, at an airport in Paris as he returns to Bangladesh
our rights, it was illogical
minorities are being oppressed
almost 300 people, the military took charge on Monday and has included student leaders in negotiations at the presidential palace, accepting
their demand to include the 84-year-old Nobel laureate and entrepreneur Muhammad Yunus to head an interim government.The wait is an anxious
trying to maintain order, including establishing neighbourhood groups in response to attacks on Hindus and other minority groups, but they
Our country has tremendous potential that should not be squandered under unworthy leadership.View image in fullscreenA student rally in
Dhaka the day before Sheikh Hasina fled the country
Nearly 300 people were killed in protests, prompting many others to join the rallies
protesting in early July over a quota law that allocated almost a third of government jobs to the families of people who fought for
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leaders were arrested, an internet blackout was imposed, police used live bullets and the Awami League launched mob attacks
overturned the government
Like many, he likens the outcome of the protests to Bangladesh winning the nine-month war against occupying Pakistan in 1971, and says this
It happened sooner rather than later
This article first appeared/also appeared in theguardian.com
