Previous years have witnessed huge rallies around Bangladesh to mark the anniversary of the 1975 assassination of Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Previous years have witnessed huge rallies around Bangladesh to mark the anniversary of the 1975 assassination of Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Police weaponry was the cause of the more than 450 people killed during the protests that ousted Hasina. / Photo: AFP
Thursday is the anniversary of the 1975 assassination of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, during a military coup a date her government had declared a national holiday. The landmark was until recently a museum to her father, but it was torched and vandalised by a mob hours after her fall. Hasina's statement came hours after a court in the capital opened a murder case into her, two senior Awami League allies and four police officers related to last month's unrest.
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