03:51Thousands of locals participated in a sit-down rally in Dhaka on Friday to honour those who were killed during anti-government demonstrations as Bangladesh ushers in a new interim government.
Footage shows huge crowds sitting down and chanting while waving Bangladeshi flags.
Over 300 people were reportedly killed amid widespread protests against the former Awami League government demanding the abolition of a quota system for government jobs.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday as protesters stormed government buildings.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government on Thursday following President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s meeting with the country's armed forces and protest leaders.
Shahabuddin also stated that a national government would be formed to facilitate fresh elections, aiming to restore stability and order in the country.
This comes after weeks civil unrest across Bangladesh, primarily driven by student anti-discrimination protests over a controversial quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The situation remains tense as the interim government prepares to navigate the country through this critical period and towards new elections.
Thousands join sit-down rally in Dhaka to honour protesters killed in anti-govt demos
Thousands of locals participated in a sit-down rally in Dhaka on Friday to honour those who were killed during anti-government demonstrations as Bangladesh ushers in a new interim government.
Footage shows huge crowds sitting down and chanting while waving Bangladeshi flags.
Over 300 people were reportedly killed amid widespread protests against the former Awami League government demanding the abolition of a quota system for government jobs.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday as protesters stormed government buildings.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government on Thursday following President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s meeting with the country's armed forces and protest leaders.
Shahabuddin also stated that a national government would be formed to facilitate fresh elections, aiming to restore stability and order in the country.
This comes after weeks civil unrest across Bangladesh, primarily driven by student anti-discrimination protests over a controversial quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The situation remains tense as the interim government prepares to navigate the country through this critical period and towards new elections.
Thousands of locals participated in a sit-down rally in Dhaka on Friday to honour those who were killed during anti-government demonstrations as Bangladesh ushers in a new interim government.
Footage shows huge crowds sitting down and chanting while waving Bangladeshi flags.
Over 300 people were reportedly killed amid widespread protests against the former Awami League government demanding the abolition of a quota system for government jobs.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday as protesters stormed government buildings.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government on Thursday following President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s meeting with the country's armed forces and protest leaders.
Shahabuddin also stated that a national government would be formed to facilitate fresh elections, aiming to restore stability and order in the country.
This comes after weeks civil unrest across Bangladesh, primarily driven by student anti-discrimination protests over a controversial quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The situation remains tense as the interim government prepares to navigate the country through this critical period and towards new elections.