Bangladeshis cling to protest dreams a year after revolution

That killing, along with up to 1,400 others as Sheikh Hasina tried to cling to power last year, overshadows Bangladesh as political parties jostle for power. Prince shuddered as he recalled how the student's bleeding body collapsed at his feet. "His body was lacerated," said Prince, who helped carry him to hospital. Medics told him that "400 pellets were taken from his dead body". Protests began on July 1, 2024 with university students calling for reforms to a quota system for public sector jobs.