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At least 50,000 take part in anti-France rally in Bangladesh

/ 05:57 PM November 02, 2020

At least 50,000 take part in anti-France rally in Bangladesh

Protesters display placards during an anti-France demonstration in Dhaka on November 2, 2020. (Photo by Munir Uz zaman / AFP)

Dhaka, Bangladesh — At least 50,000 people rallied in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday to demonstrate against French President Emmanuel Macron’s defense of the right to criticize Islam as part of freedom of speech.

Police estimated some 50,000 people took part in the protest, which demanded a boycott of French products and was prevented from marching to the French embassy. Organizers said more than 100,000 people took part.

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TAGS: Bangladesh, France, Freedom, Islam, Muslim, protest, Religion, rights

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