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Podcast 118 - Regime change in Bangladesh

Socialist correspondent

Published
November 4, 2024
Duration
19:27
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Last updated
Jun 7, 2026

Discusses In August the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned. On the surface, and as reported …

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In August the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned. On the surface, and as reported in mainstream media outlets, she was forced to step down due to student protests, but there were deeper geopolitical reasons behind her ousting. Not least she had raised US ire by refusing to host a United States military base in Bangladesh and by drawing c…

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In August the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned. On the surface, and as reported in mainstream media outlets, she was forced to step down due to student protests, but there were deeper geopolitical reasons behind her ousting. Not least she had raised US ire by refusing to host a United States military base in Bangladesh and by drawing closer to China and the BRICS countries. The student movement, as has happened in similar situations in other countries, provided leverage for t