Six months have passed since the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina in the face of a student-led mass uprising. The nearly 16-year-long Awami League rule in Bangladesh ended on August 5, 2024, in exchange for the blood of the student people and thousands of lives. Wednesday marks the 6th month since then.
On that day, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina was ousted from the country and fled to India. In the aftermath, millions of people across the country, including the capital Dhaka, took to the streets on August 5 to express their joy at the fall of the Awami League rule that had lasted for more than a decade and a half.
In the student-people movement against discrimination, many students including Abu Sayeed, Mugdho, Wasim and more than 1,000 people from various professions were martyred in the attacks by the law enforcement agencies including the police armed cadres and AL activists.
Liberty News’ national correspondent reports that more than 23,000 people have been seriously injured and wounded. Many have had to resort to amputations. Thousands of people are still suffering in hospital beds with bullet wounds.
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