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2013 Shapla Square protests

2013 · 23.73° N, 90.42° E

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23.73° N, 90.42° E
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mass protest in Bangladesh
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2013 Shapla Square protests

2013 mass protest in Bangladesh

The Shapla Square protests, also known as Operation Flash Out by security forces, was the protests and subsequent shootings of protesters on 5 and 6 May 2013 at Shapla Square, located in the Motijheel district, the main financial area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The protests were organized by the Islamist advocacy group, Hefazat-e Islam, who were demanding the enactment of a blasphemy law.

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