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Post-Hasina Bangladesh’s Multiple Challenges
By Nordine Drici
The interim government must focus on healing the wounds of direct and indirect victims of the ousted regime.
New Delhi’s Concerns Mount With Sheikh Hasina’s Exit
By Nalinie Sharma
While securing its border, India must maintain a low profile. Anything else will be construed as interference in Bangladesh’s affairs.
China Treads Cautiously After Hasina Is Driven From Power in Bangladesh
By Shannon Tiezzi
For China, Hasina’s ouster brings dreaded instability – but also a potential opportunity.
After Hasina’s Departure, Bangladesh’s Once-Ruling Awami League Stares at Political Bankruptcy
By Jannatul Naym Pieal
With public anger at a fever pitch and a leadership vacuum at the top, the AL’s future is in serious doubt.
After Toppling Hasina, Protesters Want Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh
By Julhas Alam
A longtime opponent of Hasina, Yunus was accused of corruption by her government and tried on charges he said were motivated by vengeance.
The Slow Death of Democracy in Bangladesh Was Always Bad News for India
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Policymakers and analysts in New Delhi long believed that Sheikh Hasina's iron-fisted rule served their interests. They were wrong.
How Bangladesh’s Quota Reform Protest Turned Into a Mass Uprising Against a ‘Killer Government’
By Mehedi Hasan Marof
The government's violent crackdown on protesters backfired spectacularly, as demonstrators adopted “one demand”: the end of Sheikh Hasina's rule.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Resigns and Leaves Bangladesh, Ending 15-year Rule
By Julhas Alam and Krutika Pathi
The 76-year-old was elected for a fourth consecutive term in a January vote that was boycotted by her main opponents.
Renewed Anti-government Protests Leave Nearly 100 Dead in Bangladesh
By Julhas Alam
Protestors are demanding the resignation of long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Gen Z in Bangladesh: Moving Beyond the ‘Traitor’ and ‘Freedom Fighter’ Binary
By Iftekhar Iqbal
The student protests prove that young Bangladeshis are ready to move beyond categorizations based on events from 50 years ago.
Bangladesh Carnage: The Facts that Belie the Government Narrative
By Ali Riaz
Whatever way the regime and its loyalists try to spin the statistics, the fact points to the diabolic nature of those who ordered and executed the killing spree.
A Majority of Bangladeshi Netizens Show Red Card to Government’s Mourning Decision
By Saqlain Rizve
The streets are returning to normalcy. However, the internet is flooded with anti-government sentiment among all classes of people.