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A year after the uprising, Bangladesh’s revolution remains unfinished
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus must confront some tough challenges.
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Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has announced that fresh elections to install a civilian government will be held “before Ramadan in February 2026”.
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As Bangladesh marks the anniversary of the student uprising that toppled the regime of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed and her Awami League party, it is impossible not to recall the nightmare of her final months in power.
The police firing upon civilians, the numerous “disappearances” of very young people, and months-long incarcerations and harassments of dissidents – all spoke to a leader who had become a menace to her own people. That nightmare ended on Aug 5, 2024, when Sheikh Hasina fled to India
