03:55Relatives and supporters of the activists killed and injured during Bangladesh's civil unrest rallied in Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League face trial.
Footage shows hundreds of protesters rallying on a square near the Shaheed Minar national monument, holding banners among others reading 'Genocide must be answered' and 'Hasina is Criminal against Humanity'.
"We are not free unless the murderers of my brothers, who have been killed, who have lost their hands and feet, are judged. As long as the murderers of my martyr brothers are tried on the soil of Bengal, we cannot leave the streets," Arifur Rahman, a protester said.
"I want a tribunal to be formed and judged on behalf of all the martyrs. Wherever Sheikh Hasina is, she should be brought back to the country and tried publicly. Then we will have peace," another protester Abdul Kader added.
The rally follows the country’s court's decision to launch a murder investigation into 76-year-old Hasina, over the police killing of a man during the civil unrest. Six senior members of her administration are also under investigation.
In a statement issued through her son Sajeeb Wazed’s account on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Hasina declared that 'many' people lost their lives 'due to vandalism, arson and violence in the name of agitation', commenting for the first time on the situation since fleeing to India.
"My condolences to those like me who are living with the pain of losing a loved one. I demand that those involved in these killings and vandalism be properly investigated and the culprits be identified and punished accordingly," she stated.
Hasina resigned following weeks of anti-government protests, which were sparked by student demonstrations opposing the quota system for government jobs. That system reserved a third of public sector positions for relatives of those who participated in the 1971 independence war, while many demanded a shift to a merit-based approach.
Violent clashes erupted as demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence and other government buildings. Reports suggest over 300 people were killed in the recent violence.
Following Hasina's decision to quit, President Mohammed Shahabuddin engaged in discussions with political parties, the military, and protesters before appointing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as interim leader of the government.
'She should be brought back to the country and tried publicly' - Families of those killed during unrest after ex-PM Hasina flees
Relatives and supporters of the activists killed and injured during Bangladesh's civil unrest rallied in Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League face trial.
Footage shows hundreds of protesters rallying on a square near the Shaheed Minar national monument, holding banners among others reading 'Genocide must be answered' and 'Hasina is Criminal against Humanity'.
"We are not free unless the murderers of my brothers, who have been killed, who have lost their hands and feet, are judged. As long as the murderers of my martyr brothers are tried on the soil of Bengal, we cannot leave the streets," Arifur Rahman, a protester said.
"I want a tribunal to be formed and judged on behalf of all the martyrs. Wherever Sheikh Hasina is, she should be brought back to the country and tried publicly. Then we will have peace," another protester Abdul Kader added.
The rally follows the country’s court's decision to launch a murder investigation into 76-year-old Hasina, over the police killing of a man during the civil unrest. Six senior members of her administration are also under investigation.
In a statement issued through her son Sajeeb Wazed’s account on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Hasina declared that 'many' people lost their lives 'due to vandalism, arson and violence in the name of agitation', commenting for the first time on the situation since fleeing to India.
"My condolences to those like me who are living with the pain of losing a loved one. I demand that those involved in these killings and vandalism be properly investigated and the culprits be identified and punished accordingly," she stated.
Hasina resigned following weeks of anti-government protests, which were sparked by student demonstrations opposing the quota system for government jobs. That system reserved a third of public sector positions for relatives of those who participated in the 1971 independence war, while many demanded a shift to a merit-based approach.
Violent clashes erupted as demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence and other government buildings. Reports suggest over 300 people were killed in the recent violence.
Following Hasina's decision to quit, President Mohammed Shahabuddin engaged in discussions with political parties, the military, and protesters before appointing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as interim leader of the government.
Relatives and supporters of the activists killed and injured during Bangladesh's civil unrest rallied in Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League face trial.
Footage shows hundreds of protesters rallying on a square near the Shaheed Minar national monument, holding banners among others reading 'Genocide must be answered' and 'Hasina is Criminal against Humanity'.
"We are not free unless the murderers of my brothers, who have been killed, who have lost their hands and feet, are judged. As long as the murderers of my martyr brothers are tried on the soil of Bengal, we cannot leave the streets," Arifur Rahman, a protester said.
"I want a tribunal to be formed and judged on behalf of all the martyrs. Wherever Sheikh Hasina is, she should be brought back to the country and tried publicly. Then we will have peace," another protester Abdul Kader added.
The rally follows the country’s court's decision to launch a murder investigation into 76-year-old Hasina, over the police killing of a man during the civil unrest. Six senior members of her administration are also under investigation.
In a statement issued through her son Sajeeb Wazed’s account on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Hasina declared that 'many' people lost their lives 'due to vandalism, arson and violence in the name of agitation', commenting for the first time on the situation since fleeing to India.
"My condolences to those like me who are living with the pain of losing a loved one. I demand that those involved in these killings and vandalism be properly investigated and the culprits be identified and punished accordingly," she stated.
Hasina resigned following weeks of anti-government protests, which were sparked by student demonstrations opposing the quota system for government jobs. That system reserved a third of public sector positions for relatives of those who participated in the 1971 independence war, while many demanded a shift to a merit-based approach.
Violent clashes erupted as demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence and other government buildings. Reports suggest over 300 people were killed in the recent violence.
Following Hasina's decision to quit, President Mohammed Shahabuddin engaged in discussions with political parties, the military, and protesters before appointing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as interim leader of the government.