Hundreds of students take to the streets of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to demand justice for their fellow students who have been killed in recent protests over quotas in government jobs.
At least 206 people were killed last month during some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure, sparked by student demonstrations against civil service hiring rules.
At least 206 people were killed last month during some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure, sparked by student demonstrations against civil service hiring rules.
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00:00Direct action!
00:03Direct action!
00:14Yes! Action!
00:17We are very angry, the students. We are angry, we are frustrated and we don't believe this government.
00:33We want a government whom we can believe in. We want a media which actually serves the nation, not the government only.
00:47We want a government which serves the nation.
00:52We have accepted the government's criticism. But to accept this criticism, we have lost more than 500 people.
00:57We have lost many people, including innocent people and innocent brothers.
01:00This is a disgrace.
01:02We are not able to see any government or any other party taking any action against this.
01:06We are not able to see any compensation being given to their families.
01:10We can assure you that this is the reason we are here today.
01:14We are here to demand justice for the people who have lost their lives.