Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday witnessed a massive pro♒test march with thousands of people rallying at a 'March for Unity in a bid to mark the student-led widespread protest that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
As per media reports, those who took part i♌n the rally also demanded prosecution of Hasina and everyone elsജe responsible for over a thousand deaths in the mass anti-government uprising.
On Tuesday, several student outfits from across the nation took part in the rally while carrying the national♚ flag and chanting slogans against Hasinꩵa.
On August 5, the rule of Sheikh Hasina, the 76-year-old daughter of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, came to an end after 15 years as she fled to an "undisclosed" location in a Bangladesh Air Force chopper after resigning as the prime minister amid dꦅeadly protests over a government job quotaꦯ in the country.
'Proclamation Of July Revolution' by Yunus Govt
Nobel Laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus-led interim government of B๊angladesh announced on Monday that it would ✨prepare a proclamation of the anti-government protest.
The press office 😼of the interim government said national consensus would be required to prepare a 'Declaration of the July Uprising' that will primarily focus on unity, state reform, and the broader goals of the uprising.
Following the govt's decision, the Students Againsﷺt Discrimination (SAD) group that spearheade💛d the protests decided to call for changes to the country's 1972 constitution at the unity rally.
As per a Hindustan Times report, SAD said that a 'Proclamation of the July Revolution' was essential to honour the sacrifice of the protesters who died or were wounded, and to serve as a document reflecting the peܫople’s aspirations.
What fuelled the protest in Bangladesh?
The protests began in early July on a peaceful note with university students demanding to abolish quotas in civil service jobs, a third of which are reserved for relatives of veterans from Bangladesh’s war for indepeꦐndencꦍe from Pakistan in 1971.
Those criticising the quota had argued the system was discriminatory and needed to be overhauled. while their request💮 was largely met, the protests soon transformed into a wider anti-government movement.
