Bangladesh—Politics and the Business of Remembering

01/09/2024 28 min
Bangladesh—Politics and the Business of Remembering

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Episode Synopsis


The protests that engulfed Bangladesh last month, that resulted in the removal of the Sheikh Hasina Government, were led by students and sparked by the reintroduction of a quota system for the civil service. But what were they really about and how were the connected to the Bangladeshi War of Independence from 1971. The second part of our deep dive into Bangladesh history and politics.