After an autocratic leader was toppled in Bangladesh, democratic renewal remains a work in progress
- Written by Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
Last July, a powerful student-led uprising in Bangladesh toppled the authoritarian, corrupt government led for 15 years by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh now shows modest signs of democratic recovery. Months into its tenure, a transitional government has reopened political and civic space, especially at universities, and begun reforming...
