Hundreds of people gathered in Aftab Ali park and outside East London Mosque on Monday to celebrate.
ousting of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."We must never forget the people that gave their lives trying to get this movement off the ground," said Canning Town resident and civil servant Shumena Akhter.
An effigy of the former Prime Minister, constructed from a helium balloon and the torso of a clothes mannequin, was attached to a telegraph pole in the middle of the park. In one video from the celebrations a man can be seen hitting the effigy with his shoe.Weeks of civil disobedience in Bangladesh toppled Ms Hasina's 15 years in power.
"I think it's beautiful that people are now celebrating Bangladesh in a way that we should have always" she said."The voices of students need to be included in the changes within Bangladesh's government going forward."We’re learning about what’s happening in real time and we’re also trying to play catch up" said Ms Zaman.
She said: "They have masters degrees and have completed higher education but there are no opportunities for them despite them having worked so hard."She said her charities works with volunteers - mostly students - in Bangladesh who were directly impacted by and involved in the unrest."But it was a fearful time, it was difficult to find out what was even happening on the ground because of internet shutdowns.
"After everything that's happened it was really nice to see everyone happy and coming together for a celebration."
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