Bangladesh mob beats ex-PM Hasina's supporters on site of planned rally

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15 August 2024 at 5:34 am·1-min read

A mob wielding bamboo rods and pipes beat suspected supporters of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday as they gathered to pray and mark the anniversary of the 1975 assassination of Hasina's father, independence hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the ex-PM's old family home. Hasina had earlier called on her supporters to assemble outside the landmark in her first public statement after fleeing the country last week.

Mobs vowing to guard Bangladesh's student-led revolution roamed the site of a planned rally for ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, beating up some of her suspected supporters with bamboo rods and pipes.

Hasina, 76, fled to neighbouring India by helicopter last week as student-led protests flooded Dhaka's streets in a dramatic end to her iron-fisted rule of 15 years.

Thursday is the anniversary of the 1975 assassination during a military coup of her father, independence hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a date her government had declared a national holiday.

Huge rallies around Bangladesh marked the occasion in previous years but those glad to see Hasina toppled were eager to ensure supporters of her Awami League party did not have a chance to regroup.

"We are here to guard our revolution so that it doesn't slip out of our hands."

(AFP)

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