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Student group clashes mark second anniversary of Bangladesh uprising
Student group clashes mark second anniversary of Bangladesh uprising
Bangladesh marked two years since the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina from power with fresh violence between rival student wings, the BNP's Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal and the Jamaat e Islami linked Bangladesh…
Bangladesh marked two years since the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina from power with fresh violence between rival student wings, the BNP's Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal and the Jamaat e Islami linked Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, The Hindu reported. Clashes at Jagannath University and Dhaka College left more than 100 activists injured on 4 August, and a further 30 were hurt the next day at Barishal University and Government Tolaram College, prompting university authorities to open investigations and add police. At a state function marking the anniversary, Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad said he felt ashamed and pained after a dispute broke out over a documentary that credited BNP leader Tarique Rahman, rather than NCP convener Nahid Islam, with announcing the uprising's central demand, a row that led several diplomats to leave before the event ended. Prime Minister Rahman's government had pledged during its election campaign to end state backed violence. The Human Rights Support Society separately reported deaths, injuries and thousands of arrests in political violence during July.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The fighting is now between former allies rather than between the old government and its opponents, showing how a coalition built to remove one leader can splinter once its members compete for power among themselves. Blame is traced broadly, to rivalry, weak policing and impunity, without saying which side struck first at Jagannath University or anywhere else, so naming one aggressor would go past what has been reported. The Acting President's visible distress at the anniversary event, and the fight over who gets credit for the uprising's central demand, shows the dispute over its legacy has become as contested as the streets themselves. The next monthly tally from the Human Rights Support Society will show whether August's political violence exceeds or falls short of July's count.
Source: www.thehindu.com
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