Published: TUESDAY August 6, 2024: 'GEN 'Z' Revolution' by ZUMA Press Bangladeshi photo-journalist's KM Asad, AS Jewel, H Rahman, M Shajahan, SK Das, R Karmaker, SM Kader, RH Khan: Bangladesh's youth-led uprising has led to the ousting of PM Sheikh Hasina. The movement, fueled by economic disparities and political dissatisfaction, highlights the potential for change and the challenges ahead for Bangladesh's future. The autocratic leader of over 15 years, Hasina fled the country in the face of defiant public demand for her resignation. More than 300 civilians were killed and over 20,000 injured, making the bloodshed among the worst ever witnessed in Bangladesh. Young people have played a pivotal role in bringing down Hasina's government, offering hope of a bottom-up transition to democracy for the South Asian country. Welcome to 'GEN 'Z' Revolution'
© zReportage.com Issue #949 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY August 6, 2024: 'GEN 'Z' Revolution' by ZUMA Press Bangladeshi photo-journalist's KM Asad, AS Jewel, H Rahman, M Shajahan, SK Das, R Karmaker, SM Kader, RH Khan: Bangladesh's youth-led uprising has led to the ousting of PM Sheikh Hasina. The movement, fueled by economic disparities and political dissatisfaction, highlights the potential for change and the challenges ahead for Bangladesh's future. The autocratic leader of over 15 years, Hasina fled the country in the face of defiant public demand for her resignation. More than 300 civilians were killed and over 20,000 injured, making the bloodshed among the worst ever witnessed in Bangladesh. Young people have played a pivotal role in bringing down Hasina's government, offering hope of a bottom-up transition to democracy for the South Asian country. Welcome to 'GEN 'Z' Revolution'
A student demonstrator stands in defiance as he takes part in a protest march to demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent countrywide violence in Dhaka.
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Police take position at Dhaka University area, during clashes between anti-quota protesters and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) members (Ruling Party Student Wing). At least six demonstrators were killed in the ensuing clashes.
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Students scuffle with riot police during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse university student protesters demanding the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates.
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Student marchers break through a police barrier during a protest to demand merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd who demanded the scrapping of quotas they say are rigged to support pro-government job candidates.
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An injured woman is carried away from the protest area as anti-quota protesters and students backing the ruling Awami League party clash on the Dhaka University Campus. At least 100 people were injured as demonstrators opposing quotas for coveted government jobs battled counter-protesters loyal to the ruling party.
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Anti-quota protesters and students backing the ruling Awami League party clash on the streets in Dhaka. At least five demonstrators were killed during violent clashes between rival student groups over quotas for coveted government jobs. 400 others were injured the day before.
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An injured protestor has his face bandaged after violent clashes between demonstrators. Three people were killed in a clash between the leaders and workers of the government-backed organization Chhatra League with the students in various educational institutions demanding quota reform in Muradpur area of Chittagong.
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Covered in blood an injured person is carried on a stretcher as anti-quota protesters clash with Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists in Dhaka. Police report at least six people were killed and dozens injured as clashes took place during nationwide protests demanding the abolition of quotas in government jobs.
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Police arresting an anti-quota activist at Dhaka University campus during a mass demonstration by students. More than 300 civilians were killed and over 20,000 injured in student-led protests during the last weeks, making the bloodshed among the worst ever witnessed in Bangladesh.
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Quota reform activists who barricaded the Rampura road as part of their pre-announced complete shutdown program fight back against police. Police also fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse the students, both sides throwing bricks and engaging in chases and counter-chases. Several individuals from both sides were injured.
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Members of the Bangladesh Army stand guard along Jatrabari street following a curfew and the deployment of military forces in Dhaka after days of clashes during protests against government job quotas across Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh police scuffle with students as they protest to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence. The government called for a day of mourning for victims of violence in nationwide unrest. Students denounced the gesture as disrespectful of classmates killed during clashes with police this month.
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A student was chanting slogans against injustice while being arrested and taken to a prison van. Students of different universities are protesting in front of the high court against the massacres, mass arrests, attacks, lawsuits, disappearances and murders of students in the anti-quota movement.
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Protesters seen wearing Bangladesh flag headbands during a demonstration march which saw students, teachers, human rights activists take part in a protest march against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government to demand justice for more than 200 people killed in last month's violent demonstrations.
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Bangladesh police scuffle with protestors and make arrests as demonstrators demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence. Bangladesh's government called for a day of mourning on July 30 for victims of violence in nationwide unrest, but students denounced the gesture as disrespectful of classmates killed.
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A student activist as she protests during a 'March for Justice' in front of the High Court area in Dhaka. The event was called on by the Students Against Discrimination group, which has led the quota reform protests against the 'killings, attacks, and enforced disappearances'. They demand an investigation by the United Nations into the violence that occurred during the student-led protests against the government's job quota system.
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Activist protesters play a drama in front of Shaheed Minar in Dhaka during a protest march as they demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent countrywide violence. Demonstrations, after prayers, demanded justice for victims of nationwide unrest and police crackdown, after the release of protest leaders failed to quell public anger.
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A protester holds up a red painted hand in defiance during a mass demonstration in Dhaka. Thousands of people took part in a nationwide prayer and student procession to protest the ''massacre and mass arrests'' following protests by the Quota Reform Movement, which is demanding reforms to the government's job quota system.
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An activist in painted costume with red colors symbolizing suffering and death as they take part during the demonstration. Protest against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and her government to demand justice for more than 200 people killed in last month's violence.
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Viewed from above, the anti-discrimination student protest march has taken the form of a public protest in the New Market area of Chittagong, where thousands of supporters gathered.
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A demonstrator with a red bandana across his mouth in defiance, takes part in a protest march demanding justice for the victims arrested and killed in the recent countrywide violence in Dhaka.
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Local people attempt to help fire fighters with hoses to fight th las as a garment store is set ablaze by an unidentified group during a protest demanding Prime Minister Hasina resign, amid some of the worst violence in Bangladesh history.
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Covered with bandages an injured student recovers after being beaten by police and the Awami League workers who are against the students protesting for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Zigatola, Dhaka.
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People carry an injured protester to Dhaka Medical College emergency unit after a clash between students and government supporters during a protest in Dhaka to demand justice for the victims arrested and killed in the recent anti-quota protests.
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A mother grieves after finding her child's beaten charred body laying in the street in-front of The Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka after it was set on fire by anti-government protestors in as violent clashes and battles ensued.
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Anti-government protestors vandalize the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum as they set it on fire in Dhaka. Protests in Bangladesh that began as student-led demonstrations against government hiring rules in July culminated on August 5, in the prime minister fleeing.
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A student-protester shows that live rounds are being used against them by the police and students league during the clashes demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. At least 300 people have been killed during the clashes.
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A protestor smashes Sheikh Hasina's mural in Laldighi neighborhood of Chittagong. Students and crowds are cheering victory after the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigning and leaving the country.
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Bangladeshi anti-government protestors vandalize Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka. Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman spent nearly four decades rising to the top of the military and said on August 5, he was ''taking full responsibility'' after Prime Minister Hasina was ousted and fled.
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People climb onto a jet fighter displaying Dhaka. As a result of the huge mass movement in Bangladesh, the people are celebrating after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving PM in Bangladesh history, resigned and fled the country.
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Anti-government protestors stand atop the PM's Palace as others take selfies. Demonstrators storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka as Hasina's 15-year rule ends and she fled after more than a month of deadly protests as the military announced it would form an interim government.
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Sylhet, Bangladesh: People greet Bangladeshi soldiers with smiling faces as thousands marched in a joyous procession across the city of Sylhet to mark the downfall of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government after the PM fled the country.
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As a result of the huge student led mass movement in Bangladesh, people are trying to destroy the statue of Sheikh Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujiban Rahman at Vijay Swarani in Dhaka.
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In a sign of defiance and anger protestors put garlands of shoes and sandals onto Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's portrait in Dhaka, the day after she fled the country amid student led protests.
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