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Turmoil in Bangladesh

Faisal Ahmed
January 27, 2025

Will sectarian tensions overwhelm the new government of Bangladesh with Islamist parties repressed under the former regime now pursuing their ideology?

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Since former Prime Minister Sheik Hasina fled Bangladesh in August 2024, the country's interim leader, Nobel laureate Mohmmad Yunus, has been confronted with multiple challenges.

Is Bangladesh on the brink of chaos or can it master the transition to stability and democracy? DW explores this in this episode of DW's "Inside Asian Conflicts" series.

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