US EditionA year after a bloody uprising, Bangladesh is far from political stability
BANGLADESH, AUG 4 – Violent protests led to Hasina's exile and 1,400 deaths, while the interim government faces political tension, human rights concerns, and delays in democratic elections, officials say.
- A massive student-led uprising on August 5, 2024, ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule in Bangladesh, prompting her to flee the country.
- The uprising stemmed from weeks of deadly protests opposing Hasina's abusive governance and demands for a rights-respecting democracy.
- Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus formed an interim government shortly after, promising reforms and elections in April 2026 amid rising Islamist influence and political turmoil.
- On July 30, 2025, Human Rights Watch stated that the interim government has struggled to fully implement its complex human rights agenda, hindered by challenges involving security forces, militant religious groups, and political retaliation.
- Despite some economic progress and claims of reform, Bangladesh remains politically unstable with fears of Islamist fragmentation and unfulfilled hopes for liberal democracy.
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After the fall of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024, the main Muslim party, forced to operate in the shadows for a decade, returned to the front of the political scene. The next elections were promised by June 2026 at the latest.
1 year after bloody uprising, Bangladesh still far from political stability
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Abdur Rahman Tarif was talking to his sister Meherunnesa over the phone when the voice on the other end of the call suddenly fell silent. In that moment, Tarif knew something bad had happened. He rushed home, dodging the exchange of fire between security forces and protesters on the streets of Dhaka. When he finally arrived, he discovered his parents tending to his bleeding sister. A stray bullet had hit Meherunnesa's chest w…
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A year after a bloody uprising, Bangladesh is far from political stability
Bangladesh is marking one year of the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 5 amid hopes and desperation for a better democracy.
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