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  • the stuff I’ve read indicated that she was actually quite popular, within the context of the country’s incredibly polarized politics.

    Bangladesh has a very poor press freedom ranking and people have been persecuted for posting on social media. My impression is that she was despised, or at best tolerated

    Having her toppled by a mob like this… while hoping for the best for Bangladesh, I can’t help but feel quite pessimistic for the future of the country. For one thing, there’s the distinct possibility that this is a military coup disguised as a popular insurrection. Hope that’s not the case.

    I would come to the same conclusion if I had not followed this for the past dew weeks. It sounds like a coup from the headline.

    I’m cautiously optimistic. The country has a chance for the first time in decades to establish a proper democracy, weed out corruption, and restore press freedoms. Anything can happen in a power vacuum, but I remain hopeful.









  • This happened 30 minutes ago and details may change rapidly over the next few hours. See the link above. I’m not in Bangladesh. I hear that people in the country are relieved, and cautiously optimistic.


    Key points:

    • PM has resigned
    • local media reports she fled the country
    • protestors stormed her compound
    • interim government is being created

    Statement by Chief of Army Staff

    • representatives from all major parties were present in discussions for interim government
    • army will begin investigations on all deaths and crimes during the protest. This should include the extrajudicial killings

    Concerns

    • fear of violence against the supporters of the ruling party