Bangladesh’s era of coups and military rule may be over for now, but the army remains a potent force impacting politics
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Young people, who make up 44 percent of voters, ousted Hasina. But they’ve never seen a competitive election, until now.
A spike in violent crime in the Bangladesh capital makes youth who risked lives for change ask: ‘What was it all for?’
Bangladeshi Hindus – seen as allies of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina – face mounting threats, amid anti-India sentiments.
Until August, they dominated college campuses and were accused of leading violent mobs against anti-Hasina protesters.
![Sujon, a leader of the recently banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, stares into the distance from a spot on the outskirts of Dhaka. Sujon is in hiding since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The BCL is the student wing of Hasina's party [Mehedi Hasan Marof/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_4820-1729942480.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
