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A radicalised Bangladesh, a ‘Cuba’ in Sri Lanka? Troubling signals from South Asia
Domestic political turmoil in both countries bears watching for its wider fallout.
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The police confronting activists who were holding a rally for the victims of violence during the recent job quota protests in Bangladesh, on July 30.
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Amid the chaos in Bangladesh as student-led protesters confront a deeply unpopular regime, and a looming presidential election in Sri Lanka which mainstream political parties are approaching with their credibility severely impaired, it is time to start worrying about where these two nations could be headed.
Could Bangladeshis, who have turned massively against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and see their options for democratic expression severely limited, see a turn towards extremism and radicalisation?
