A month after a youth-led motion pressured Prime Minister Hasina to step down, we reconnected with the Bangladeshi neighborhood.
Final week, Bangladesh marked one yr for the reason that youth-led motion ended Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. The riots had been initially sparked by protests in opposition to the federal government’s job quota system, however quickly escalated right into a full-blown revolution. Police violence left greater than 1,000 individuals useless and greater than 400 college students blinded. We’ll ask what the longer term holds for younger individuals within the Bangladeshi neighborhood and whether or not the interim authorities can ship on its guarantees.
Speaker: Anneliese Boges
Visitors:
Prapti Taposhi – Bangladeshi scholar activist
Tasnima Zaman – Columbia College graduate
“John” – Instagram proprietor of Voice of Bangladesh
