Bangladesh: a year on after the anti-government movement to oust former prime minister Sheikh Hasina


  • Protesters celebrate beside a defaced portrait of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina after news of her resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP
    Protesters celebrate beside a defaced portrait of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina after news of her resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP
  • Anti-government protestors storm Ms Hasina's palace in Dhaka. Once a heavily guarded palace, it is being turned into a museum this year as a lasting reminder of her autocratic rule. AFP
    Anti-government protestors storm Ms Hasina's palace in Dhaka. Once a heavily guarded palace, it is being turned into a museum this year as a lasting reminder of her autocratic rule. AFP
  • Police carry a wounded police officer during a clash between police, pro-government supporters and protesters, after anti-quota protesters demanded the resignation of Ms Hasina in the Karwan Bazar area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Getty Images
    Police carry a wounded police officer during a clash between police, pro-government supporters and protesters, after anti-quota protesters demanded the resignation of Ms Hasina in the Karwan Bazar area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Getty Images
  • Protesters climb a public monument of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as they celebrate the news of Ms Hasina's resignation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Getty Images
    Protesters climb a public monument of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as they celebrate the news of Ms Hasina's resignation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Getty Images
  • Protesters block the Shahbagh intersection to demand justice for the victims arrested and killed in the nationwide violence during anti-quota protests. Getty Images
    Protesters block the Shahbagh intersection to demand justice for the victims arrested and killed in the nationwide violence during anti-quota protests. Getty Images
  • Protestors continue their demonstration for the abolition of the quota system in government jobs in Barishal, Bangladesh. Getty Images
    Protestors continue their demonstration for the abolition of the quota system in government jobs in Barishal, Bangladesh. Getty Images
  • Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Ms Hasina's palace in Dhaka. AFP
    Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Ms Hasina's palace in Dhaka. AFP
  • Students, anti-government protestors and the general public participate in a rally and celebrate the resignation of Ms Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Getty Images
    Students, anti-government protestors and the general public participate in a rally and celebrate the resignation of Ms Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Getty Images