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The Bangladeshi leader’s delusional belief in her own invincibility precipitated her downfall amid a Gen Z revolution. After weeks of antigovernment protests, on August 5, Bangladesh’s…
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The spectacular and rapid fall of Sheikh Hasina and her regime, followed by her ignominious exit from Bangladesh on August 5, is not only unprecedented in…
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Looking back at events that caused Hasina’s dramatic fall, it’s clear that a series of miscalculations, driven by an arrogance typical of a leader disconnected from…
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PEOPLE’S power has toppled one more authoritarian regime. Another bloody day in Bangladesh ended in triumph for the uprising in that country. Defying a nationwide curfew,…
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It seemed the students toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in five short weeks, but this revolution was 15 years in the making. Twenty-five-year-old Abu Sayed,…
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It is the historic conceit of every autocrat to think they would be able to bring unprecedented prosperity and peace in their land if only they…
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As the interim government works to fill a power vacuum, the country's future hinges on political stability, economic recovery, and avoiding further violence. The future of…
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After eleven days of internet blackout, several days of continuous curfew, and a complete shutdown of offices, the Bangladesh government has started to ease some restrictions…
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In a season of stunning military victories for Myanmar’s anti-military revolutionary forces, the capture of the Northern Shan State city of Lashio and the headquarters of…
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Student protests against the Bangladeshi government’s job-quota system culminated in a weeks-long violent crackdown and a ruling from the Supreme Court that 93% of public-service jobs…
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In the name of the Awami League's so-called manifesto of the ‘Muktiyuddha Chetana’ (Liberation War spirit), large-scale corruption, looting and misdeeds have been carried out during…
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A hearing on the review of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Regulation, 1900 is ticking its final hour. The CHT Regulation, 1900, also known as the…
