Cause for celebration: Protesters celebrating at the Parliament House premises in Dhaka after news of Hasina’s resignation on Aug 5, 2024. — AP
The country was on the cusp of charting a new beginning last year after its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was removed from power in a student-led uprising, ending her 15-year rule and forcing her to flee to India.
As the head of a new interim government, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus promised to hold a credible election to return to democracy, initiate electoral and constitutional reforms and restore peace on the streets after hundreds were killed in weeks of violence that began on July 15, 2024.
