Protests, sectarian violence and a growing spat with India: Bangladesh’s new leaders are beset with challenges to its democracy
- Written by Manoj Misra, Associate Professor of Sociology, Western Connecticut State University
When student-led, anti-government protests in Bangladesh snowballed into the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-long autocratic rule in August 2024, many in the South Asian nation hoped itsignaled better times ahead.
Four months on, things are not going to plan. The initial surge of public jubilation has given way to pessimism. The interim...