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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kaamil Ahmed and Redwan Ahmed in Dhaka

‘We’ve ousted this regime and will do so again’: the students bringing change to Bangladesh

young South Asian women clean pillars covered in spray paint
Students clean pillars that were vandalised with graffiti during the protests in Dhaka. Photograph: Fatima Tuj Johora/AP

Students are out in force on the streets of Dhaka, no longer protesting but working to put a city back together after the dramatic events of the past few days. After Monday’s resignation of Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, subsequent looting and pockets of violence meant the initial jubilation quickly turned to concern.

There were reports that the offices of the ruling Awami League party, as well as homes and businesses of the minority Hindu population, were being attacked.

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