2024 Bangladesh protests

Unpacking the sensational – and implausible – accusations made by a former U.S. State Department official.

Bangladesh stands at a historic crossroads. We must not fail.

Six months ago, Asia’s Iron Lady, Sheikh Hasina, fell dramatically from power. What happened?

As the National Citizens’ Committee evolves into a political party it will face challenges establishing its own place in a deeply polarized political arena.

Following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh and Pakistan appear to be on the path toward rapprochement.

“We seek a political framework grounded in dignity, responsibility, and compassion.”

While Islamist political parties often form alliances with major parties for elections, new dynamics are emerging in the post-Hasina era.

The inconsistencies and contradictions in U.S. democracy promotion, are not limited to one particular administration, but to the U.S. approach as a whole.

By dismantling the regime’s sacrosanct narratives – of both the Hasina family and the War of Independence – students directly challenged the foundation of her authoritarianism. 

Mubashar Hasan, Smruti S. Pattanaik, and Leo Wigger discuss the causes and triggers of the protest that dethroned Bangladesh's PM and the outlook for the country moving forward.

Before Bangladesh’s “Second Liberation,” Sri Lanka had its Aragalaya. Political developments since then serve as a cautionary tale to Bangladesh’s protesters.

The country's police force, weaponized by the autocratic Awami League government, is now desperate to regain public trust.

The country's democratic revolution is being targeted by both external and internal sources of misinformation and propaganda.

The high levels of violence and the subsequent disintegration of the Awami League took New Delhi completely by surprise. Now India must recalibrate its foreign and security policy in Bangladesh.

The capital, along with the entire nation, resonated with slogans – and then with violence – in the heady hours after the prime minister's ouster.

The only way to prevent BNP-Jamaat from coming to power is to ensure that Yunus remains in his role as chief adviser of the interim government for as long as necessary.

Yunus congratulated the student protesters, saying they had made “our second Victory Day possible,” and he appealed to them and other stakeholders to remain peaceful: “Violence is our enemy.”

The BNP’s bid for power in a post-Hasina Bangladesh is not being welcomed with open arms, as many protesters see “no difference” between the rival political parties.

For China, Hasina’s ouster brings dreaded instability – but also a potential opportunity.

With public anger at a fever pitch and a leadership vacuum at the top, the AL’s future is in serious doubt.

The government's violent crackdown on protesters backfired spectacularly, as demonstrators adopted “one demand”: the end of Sheikh Hasina's rule.

Protestors are demanding the resignation of long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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.