Bangladesh students who brought down government enter political arena

Leaders of summer protests that ousted PM Hasina set to launch new party

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Students Against Discrimination holds a rally in Dhaka on Dec. 31 to mark five months since longtime leader Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a mass uprising. © Reuters

MASUM BILLAH

DHAKA -- University professor Rabiul Alam was among the thousands gathered at a rally in Bangladesh's capital in late December to mark the end of a transformative year for the South Asian nation. 

The event in Dhaka was organized by a student group that had spearheaded a mass uprising which ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina months earlier, ushering in a caretaker government set on remaking the country's democracy.

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