2013 Shapla Square protests

The Shapla Square protests (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর আন্দোলন, romanized: Shapla Chattar Andolon), 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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2013 Shapla Square protests

The Shapla Square protests (Bengali: শাপলা চত্বর আন্দোলন, romanized: Shapla Chattar Andolon), 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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