M. NIAZ ASADULLAH
In the year since the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, what began as a protest against corruption and job quotas has grown into a broader youth-driven push to reshape Bangladesh’s political system. But without meaningful reform, the country risks sliding back into violence and repression. DHAKA – The past year has been marked by a series of revolutions and political shocks as young people across Asia and Africa have taken to the streets, demanding accountable governments, fairer societies, and economic opportunities – a wave of resistance that Binaifer Nowrojee has aptly termed “youthquakes.”
Where Is the Global Resistance to Trump?
DANI RODRIK thinks most countries have failed to capitalize on the crisis that Donald Trump has created. The most dramatic upheaval took place in Bangladesh, where anger over politicized public-sector job quotas escalated into a nationwide movement to topple Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian government, leading to the fall of Asia’s “Iron Lady.”
While some celebrated Hasina’s ouster as a brave stand against authoritarianism, many international observers viewed it as the beginning of a turbulent and uncertain period. Some raised concerns about the threat of Islamist violence and heightened geopolitical tensions. Others attributed the uprising to public frustration with neoliberal reforms promoted by the International Monetary Fund. Economist Jeffrey Sachs went further, dismissing the revolution as US‑backed regime change.
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