David Reynolds

Fall from Power: How Sheikh Hasina’s 15-Year Rule Ended and the Reckoning That Followed

Sheikh Hasina, who led Bangladesh for three decades as the dominant figure in the Awami League and the country’s prime minister, was ousted in August 2024 following a massive student-led uprising and now faces a death sentence in absentia for crimes against humanity. Her downfall marks a dramatic reversal for a leader once hailed as Bangladesh’s driving force of stability and development — but whose legacy critics now view through the prism of authoritarianism and repression.

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