In Bangladesh, more than a thousand activists of the banned Awami League staged a protest march near the Parliament premises in Dhaka on Sunday chanting slogans in support of party chief Sheikh Hasina. The rally is the latest in a wave of flash protests by Awami League supporters across the capital. Last Friday, thousands joined a march in Tejgaon, while several hundred gathered a week earlier near the Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Gulistan.Despite the ban and a crackdown on its leadership, Awami League activists continue to organise sporadic demonstrations in Dhaka and other parts of the country, often facing arrests in the aftermath.
Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5 last year following a mass movement that forced her resignation. An interim government took power on August 8 and has since banned the Awami League, arresting many senior leaders. Hasina and others face charges of crimes against humanity linked to the July Uprising.
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