Bangladesh not the first student uprising to help bring about radical change

University students shout slogans during a protest to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes and ask for their campuses to be opened, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 31, 2024. FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1989, file photo about 200,000 people gather in Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Dubbed the 'Velvet Revolution' for its non-violent nature, the protests led to the resignation of the Communist Party's leadership.

In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign.