Thousands join Bangladesh rallies, concerts one year after Hasina's ouster

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Thousands of exultant Bangladeshis gathered in the capital of Dhaka on Tuesday (Aug 5) for rallies, concerts and prayer sessions to mark the first anniversary of deadly protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/43u2mbrj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Thousands of student activists took to the streets of Dhaka on Tuesday, marking one year

00:07since the popular uprising that led to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation

00:12after 15 years in power.

00:15The march, held peacefully, commemorated what participants called a historic turning point

00:20for Bangladesh.

00:21The government's

00:47Bangladesh's chief advisor, Mohammed Yunus,

01:15said the gathering was not just to remember the past,

01:19but to pledge never to bow to oppression.

01:21The movement began as a student-led protest for civil service quota reform,

01:49but evolved into a nationwide uprising that left more than 1,000 people dead.

01:55Hasina fled to India and resigned on August 5, 2024.

01:58For more information, visit www.fema.org.

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