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"Hundreds of opposition supporters took to the streets of Dhaka on Saturday, rallying against a cancelled referendum, rising gas prices and the government's handling of the country's deepening fuel crisis. Footage shows protesters marching through the capital carrying placards and banners reading, 'We have only one demand. We want the July Charter to be implemented', as they gather and rally outside Baitul Mukarram Mosque. "Our country is currently facing a terrible energy crisis. The government has completely failed to deal with this crisis. Because the energy crisis was artificially created in Bangladesh in the beginning," said Anisur Rahman, a protester. "The government and law enforcement agencies have failed to control the syndicate created by the businessmen. Later, the government has also failed in the import of energy," he added. Another demonstrator, Hasan Ahmed, blamed the government for failing in diplomacy with Middle Eastern countries. "Our energy crisis has arisen due to the Iran war. Since our energy source countries are centred in the Middle East. The routes by which fuel reaches Bangladesh from the Middle East are being disrupted by the war. But we needed to build good relations with them (Middle Eastern countries)." Others accused the government of hiding the truth from the general public. "They said that there is no oil crisis in the country. But I have seen a long queue of cars for several kilometres at the petrol pump next to us, they are waiting for oil," rally participant Abdul Sattar proclaimed. The protest, led by the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party, along with an 11-party alliance, comes amid an emerging global energy crisis, as ongoing military escalation involving the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other continues to strain supply routes and drive volatility in fuel markets. Import-dependent economies such as Bangladesh remain particularly exposed to these disruptions."
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