Lower thirds:

01:26 Mohammad Noor Hussain | Student
01:58 Foyez Ahammad | Interim government spokesperson
02:50 Mohammad Noor Hussain | Student
03:08 Report by Beenish Javed &amp; Nahid Anjuman

Script:

A shotgun pellet fired by the Bangladeshi security forces blinded the right eye of Mohammad Noor Hussain a year ago.
This is the pellet  that the doctors took out from his eye.
Even now, his eye still hurts and itches constantly.
SOT Mohammad Noor Hussain, Student 
"These were used to shoot at our bodies. These pellets were used to suppress and persecute us. It is painful even when a hair gets stuck in your eyes, and we struggled for 2 months with these pellets in our eyes."

Hussain was on the front lines of the protests last July. 
Like many, he was demanding an end to  quotas that reserved sought-after government jobs for specific groups. 
It was at this protest On the 18th of July last year  that he received his life-changing injury.
His fellow protesters took him to the hospital, but it was too late to save his eye..
Hussain was not the only one. 
Nearly 400 others were blinded during the student-led mass uprising that ultimately led to the ousting of the former prime minister Shiekh Hasina's government.
The country’s top court has since charged her with crimes against humanity.
But Hasina has taken refuge in India and has called the case against her politically motivated.
SOT Mohammad Noor Hussain, Student 
“This fascist Sheikh Hasina should be brought to this country and given a suitable punishment and trial.” 
Nonetheless, many people in Dhaka, especially students, consider toppling Hasina’s government a big win for democracy.
But they also claim that the changes promised by the interim government to improve institutions such as the judiciary, police, and the election commission have yet to be implemented. 
For its part, the interim government insists that it is making efforts to deliver on its promises.
SOT Foyez Ahammad, Government spokesperson
English… “The government is working with the political parties and other institutions to ensure reforms. Many reforms have already been done. The issue is now on the board and the government and political parties are in good momentum to ensure basic reforms like the election system and constitution and other bodies. Hopefully within a few weeks, these commitments from the political parties and government will be visible in people's eye.”
But Hussain is also concerned about the interim government's lack of progress. He wants a government that will finally address everyone's  needs, and not just those of a select few:
SOT Mohammad Noor Hussain, Student
“I want freedom of expression in this country. The state system should be established in a way that allows everyone to speak up. Everyone will get their fair share, and there will be no obstacles to expressing their opinions. People express their views freely, without any fear.“
Despite severe injuries, Hossain hopes his sacrifices and those of thousands of Bangladeshis will not be in vain. And that they will finally get the justice they have waited for, for so long.
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