Bangladesh elections: How Gen Z uprising cleared the way for the old guards

 The uprising, sparked by anger over civil service job quotas and fuelled by outrage at police violence, spread rapidly across Dhaka and beyond. ​​According to the United Nations, up to 1,400 people were killed, most in the security crackdown ordered by Hasina. ​​The movement was celebrated globally as a rare, successful Gen Z revolt. The uprising, sparked by anger over civil service job quotas and fuelled by outrage at police violence, spread rapidly across Dhaka and beyond. ​​According to the United Nations, up to 1,400 people were killed, most in the security crackdown ordered by Hasina. ​​The movement was celebrated globally as a rare, successful Gen Z revolt.