Covering the deadliest day of the protests in Bangladesh - 35th July

No one knew this day, August 4, 2024, would be the last day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule in Bangladesh. After peaceful student protests against a quota system for government jobs turned deadly in mid-July, a communications blackout was imposed by authorities. As it lifted more than a week...

25 min - World Affairs & Investigations - Al Jazeera English

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