DHAKA: On Thursday, thousands of students in Bangladesh staged a demonstration to commemorate one month since the assassination of long-serving former prime minister Sheikh Hasina following violent demonstrations.

In addition to holding the national flag and singing phrases like “Blood of the martyrs is our power,” students, teachers, and relatives of those slain in the uprising joined the “March for Martyrs.”

Beginning as a student-led campaign against public sector employment quotas in July, the anti-government demonstrations grew into a countrywide rebellion against Hasina.

Hasina was compelled to quit and leave for India on August 5 due to the upheaval, which claimed more than 1,000 lives. This was shortly before mobs attacked her official residence. She ran away, but the violence persisted for several days.

Hasina’s administration was replaced by an interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, whose goals were to carry out reforms, hold new parliamentary elections, and provide stability after the bloodiest violence the nation has seen since gaining independence in 1971.

Yunus encouraged pupils to get back to their studies.

“Colleges, universities, and schools have reopened. I urge you to get back to your classes. In a statement commemorating the anniversary of the fall, Yunus stated that “a well-educated and competent generation is essential to secure the gains of the revolution.”

“Hundreds of students and people from all walks of life made the ultimate sacrifice for one of the most glorious revolutions in history,” he continued.

The official list of martyrs did not contain the name of Amir Ali’s son, who was murdered during the protests. As he joined others in honoring the martyrs, he remarked, “I came here to honor my son and the victory achieved through his sacrifice.”

Key protest organizer Nahid Islam, 26, who is currently a member of Yunus’ cabinet, declared, “We’ve got a new Bangladesh in exchange for their blood.” For them, we live. Speech is once again free.”

On Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced his resignation in the wake of numerous resignations and appointments made by the newly formed government. The governor of the central bank, the chief justice, and the head of police who directed the student crackdown have all been removed by the administration.

Last Friday, the UN Human Rights Office declared that, at the request of the interim government, it will send a fact-finding team to Bangladesh to look into claims of human rights breaches during the most recent violent unrest.