Bangladesh mob beats suspected supporters of ex-PM Hasina after rally call

A mob wielding bamboo rods and plastic pipes beat several suspected supporters of Sheikh Hasina, vowing to quash a rumoured rally for the ousted Bangladesh premier outside her childhood home.

Hasina, 76, fled by helicopter last week to neighbouring India as student-led protests flooded Dhaka's streets in a dramatic end to her iron-fisted 15-year rule.