36 July: Uprising In Bangladesh | Ep. 5 - March to Dhaka | Al Jazeera Investigates

This is Episode 5 ("March to Dhaka") of Al Jazeera's investigative podcast series "36 July: Uprising in Bangladesh," which documents the events of August 5, 2024 — the day Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced from power following a massive popular uprising. The episode covers two main threads: the personal story of Nafisa, a student activist who was shot during the protests and called her father to say she believed she would die, illustrating the human cost of the uprising; and the broader political and military events of that day, including the massive march of hundreds of thousands of people toward Dhaka, Hasina's refusal to resign and her pressure on the military to shoot protesters, and the army's ultimate decision to stand down and tell her she had 40 minutes to flee. Eyewitness accounts from protesters, journalists, and analysts describe both the jubilation of the crowds and the ongoing deadly violence from police and armed Awami League supporters, including a harrowing account of students being shot at from rooftops during the march. The title "36th July" refers to the students' symbolic extension of July by five days to mark August 5th as the date of their victory.

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