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Political Chaos Erupts In Bangladesh As Rival Groups Clash

Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists shout slogans near prime minister Sheikh Hassan's Awami League party office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Rival political groups in Bangladesh clashed on Sunday as former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party attempted to hold a rally in the capital city of Dhaka. The rally was planned to commemorate the death of a party activist in 1987, which had sparked a mass protest against former military dictator H.M. Ershad, leading to his ousting in 1990.

The day of the rally is known as 'democracy day' in Bangladesh, marking the country's transition to a parliamentary democracy in 1991. Since then, Hasina and her rival, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, have been prominent political figures in the nation.

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