What explains the Bangladesh crisis?
Hindustan TimesThe precise sequence of events leading to Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as prime minister of Bangladesh and departure for India on August 5 may not be available, but it appears to have followed the reluctance of the army to try and forcibly interdict the oncoming mass of people, as may have been the wish of the prime minister. TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows anti-government protestors storming Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. The economic performance of the government was commendable, and Bangladesh was poised to become a middle-income country by 2026, its per capita GDP already exceeding India’s. Sadly, this didn’t happen, and the situation just grew worse and worse, as the death toll mounted and instability grew, and with it the anger and unhappiness of the populace, until there was no way back.” Since Hasina left Bangladesh, there has been widespread violence in large parts of the country.