Bangladesh

Leaked docs reveal that prior to the toppling of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, the US govt-funded International Republican Institute trained an army of activists including rappers and “LGBTQI people,” even hosting “transgender dance performances,” to achieve a national “power shift.” Institute staff said the activists “would cooperate with IRI to destabilize Bangladesh’s politics.” On August 5, months of violent street protests finally toppled Bangladesh’s elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. When the military seized power and announced the imposition of a […]

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In early August, a mass student uprising in Bangladesh overthrew the 15-year rule of dictator Sheikh Hasina.

The post Fight for change must continue after students bring down Bangladeshi regime first appeared on Solidarity Online.

While the violence that erupted in July and early August cooled off, social divisions have since become more pronounced and for some, it has become an opportunity to be exploited

UK arms export licences to Bangladesh totalled £270 million from January 2020 to the end of 2023