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On August 5, 2024, Sheikh Hasina, then prime minister of Bangladesh, boarded a military aircraft and landed at the Hindon Airbase in India’s Ghaziabad along with her younger sister Rehana. This moment marked the end of her 15-year rule in the neighbouring country. Now, a year later, Bangladesh is under an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The country continues to battle political and economic instability with a growing number of voices demanding for elections to be held by the end of this year.
Hasina’s hasty departure from Bangladesh
Last August, Hasina resigned from her position and fled to India following weeks of unrest. Her exit came after crowds broke a curfew and stormed the prime minister’s residence in the capital Dhaka, following weeks of bloody protest. As she exited, Bangladesh army General Waker-uz-Zaman announced that the military had taken control of the government; parliament had been dissolved, and the government was formulating a plan for fresh elections. “The country is going through a revolutionary period,” Zaman said in a national television address. “We request you to have faith in the army of the country. Please don’t go back to the path of violence and please return to nonviolent and peaceful ways.”
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