Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's ouster Bangladesh's new government is struggling to deal with a host of issues, including a stumbling economy and human rights violations, left behind by the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina six months ago.
In late January, New York-based Human Rights Watch cited “a disturbing pattern of security force abuses” that reemerged after Hasina’s ouster, this time targeting supporters of her party, including journalists.
Hasina’s main rival— the Bangladesh Nationalist Party — has asked the government to hold an election this year, otherwise it will hold street protests.
The interim government has arrested thousands of Hasina’s supporters and has banned the student wing of her party, the Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Hasina fled to India in August after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule, and an interim government led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took the helm, backed by the influential military.
