Bangladesh had become ‘mafia state’ with ‘autocratic government’, says academic who was in Dhaka during unrest
community breathed a sigh of relief last week after news broke that the country’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, had resigned and fled to
Student protesters took to the streets calling for an end to the country’s quota system, which reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for family members of freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war for independence from Pakistan. The protests quickly evolved into wider demonstrations against political corruption, deep inequality and soaring inflation.
The family managed to catch a flight and return to Ireland when the curfew was briefly lifted, but Dr Rahman continued following the unrest from afar. He was not surprised when Ms Hasina resigned as “millions were marching towards her residence”. “For 10 years we’ve had that fear of writing something on social media, thinking about what might happen to our families back home,” he said. “These last few weeks have been really anxious and nerve wracking for all of us in Ireland. When the internet was shut down, Bangladesh became isolated from the whole world. We felt very helpless as a community, we couldn’t do anything.”
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