Rebuilding Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina’s Fall
After Sheikh Hasina, what's next for Bangladesh?
After 20 years in power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled Bangladesh amid widespread protests. As Bangladesh enters uncharted territory, many are asking who will lead the nation now? Al Jazeera investigates.
“She is the mother of fascism, Sheikh Hasina.” Enforced disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings — the human rights abuses allegedly committed by the former Prime Minister’s regime have left Bangladeshis traumatised. Abdullahil Azmi was dumped on a country road after eight terrifying years in prison: ”69,794 hours: Unbelievable, tormenting days”. The country faces an uncertain future as victims of her regime confront their new normal.
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