US EditionBanned Bangladesh party turns to flash protests ahead of polls
Over 800 arrests have been made during flash protests staged by the banned Awami League as supporters respond to Sheikh Hasina's calls to resist political exclusion.
- Awami League supporters are staging flash mob protests defying the ban as the country prepares for elections from which the party is barred.
- More than 800 have been arrested in connection with the flash mobs, which have rattled the interim government as it oversees the South Asian nation of 170 million until the polls.
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Banned Bangladesh Party Turns to Flash Protests ahead of Polls
Once Bangladesh's largest political party, the Awami League has been outlawed since its leader Sheikh Hasina was overthrown in a mass uprising last year. Now, its supporters -- encouraged by Hasina's social media calls to "resist" -- are staging flash mob protests defying the ban as the country prepares for elections from which the party is barred. In the capital Dhaka, 45-year-old cleaner Mohammad Kashem described witnessing around 25 Awami Lea…
Awami League's Flash Protests Triggered by Sheikh Hasina Ahead of Elections
Once Bangladesh’s leading political party, the Awami League, has been illegal since its leader, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted during a mass uprising last year. Currently, her supporters—emboldened by her social media calls to “resist”—are organizing impromptu protests despite the ban, as the country gears up for elections from which the party is excluded. In Dhaka, 45-year-old cleaner Mohammad Kashem recounted seeing around 25 loyalists of the Awami…
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