After the student uprising in Bangladesh, police went into hiding for fear of attacks from angry protesters. To maintain public order, students are now patrolling the streets to protect civilians.
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00:00As night falls in Dhaka, the students take control of the streets.
00:07They are patrolling their neighborhood to protect the residents from robberies.
00:13They are telling residents to be vigilant, but also assuring them that they are on guard to protect them.
00:24Police are not present here on the field.
00:26So we are acting their rule to confirm our safety and our society's people.
00:33Study is important for us, but to protect our people and protect our societies,
00:40it is one of the most important work, also one of the most important work for us.
00:48The presence of the students on the streets brings a big sigh of relief for the residents.
00:55The autocratic Sheikh Hassan Gobind fled away.
00:58She not fled alone, she fled with her police.
01:02As she used police as their political workers, police didn't have the guts to stay there so far.
01:08So what happened there, you know, that law and order broke down actually.
01:12We felt insecure and then the students came again on the road.
01:17They ensure our security. So far police is not there.
01:20So to maintain the law and order, they are, you know, performing their role.
01:26And hopefully police will come and join the work and the law order will come again, inshallah.
01:32Police are largely absent in Bangladesh.
01:35Students and activists have taken up many of their roles.
01:40They were accused of shooting to kill protesting students.
01:44Some 300 people, many of them with bullet wounds, were killed in the days preceding the fall of Hasina's government.
01:53The angry protesters retaliated with attacks on police.
01:59Police stations like this one in Dhaka were burned down.
02:04In some instances, police officers were killed.
02:08This has instilled a fear in police and many of them are not showing up for work.
02:15We had to take some actions that weren't against the people, the common people.
02:20So the people weren't against us.
02:22And they actually destroyed a lot of different kinds of establishments.
02:30And they destroyed our police vehicles.
02:35We have witnessed dead casualties of many common people, even some police personnel.
02:43So the total policing activities actually had gone to a halt.
02:51We are again starting all types of professional activities
02:57and tried to help those people regain their confidence on police.
03:05Developing trust between the police and the Bangladeshi people is one of the toughest challenges for the interim government.
03:13Until that happens, many are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their country does not fall into darkness.