Aug 15 commemoration at Awami League HQ
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of independence leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family, security forces stand guard outside the Awami League’s central office in Gulistan on Friday. Bamboo barricades and benches block one side of the road, and those approaching are turned away. A red banner reading “International Institute for the Study of Fascism and Genocide” hangs under the office, where a group of men are seated.