A podcast on Hasina's fall and immediate aftermath

The last days of Hasina, formation of the new government, challenges before it, and violence against minority communities

In this episode of Nuraldeen podcast, I joined Rumi Ahmed, Ehtesham Haque and Shafiqur Rahman to discuss what has been happening in Bangladesh after Hasina fled on August 5th and an interim government was sworn in.

The episode was recorded on 16 August 2024. I mention that Hasina had fled on a helicopter to Agartala. We now know that this is not the case. It appears that a helicopter took her from Ganabhaban to the airport, and a Bangladesh Air Force cargo plane took her to New Delhi.

Further reading

• Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, wins a fifth term

  The Economist, 8 Jan 2024

• Bangladesh elections and its aftermath

  Pankaj Saran, 22 Jan 2024

• The rise and fall (and rise?) of Bangladesh as a development darling

  Catherine Davison, 16 Aug 2024

• আওয়ামী দুঃশাসন সব প্রতিষ্ঠান ভেঙে ফেলেছে, এত দ্রুত সব কাজ করবে না

  মুশতাক খান interviewed, 18 Aug 2024

• ফ্যাসিস্ট কাঠামো বিলোপ হয়তো দ্বিতীয় গণঅভ্যুত্থানের প্রয়োজন হবে

  Nahid Islam interviewed, 19 Aug 2024

• মেট্রোরেল নিয়ে বড় ষড়যন্ত্র

  একলাছ হক, 19 Aug 2024

• Yunus Should Prioritize Probe Into Enforced Disappearances Under Hasina’s Rule

  Mubashar Hasan, 20 Aug 2024

• India’s ‘Sheikh Hasina Problem’ is Not Going Away Easily

  Ahmede Hussain, 25 Aug 2024

• 'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious 'House of Mirrors'

  Ethirajan Anbarasan, 1 Sep 2024

• সংস্কার আমাদের সংবিধান থেকেই শুরু করতে হবে

  সলিমুল্লাহ খান interviewed, 1 Sep 2024