Thousands call for prosecution of ousted Hasina


Public pressure: Students protesting at the Central Shaheed Mina in Dhaka. — AP

THOUSANDS of people led by students rallied in Dhaka, calling for the prosecution of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising against her government in July.

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement organised the “March for Unity” at the Central Shaheed Minar, a national monument. Protesters chanted slogans calling for Hasina’s trial and the banning of her Awami League party.

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