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Podcast: Cambrian Explosion
Episode: S2E16: Bangladesh's Second Revolution: the Bengal Tiger ROARS! 🐅
Description: The recent revolution in Bangladesh has been a captivating and complex story. Yawur Amin one of our podcasters, being originally from Bangladesh, provides an insider's perspective on the student-led protests against the government's unfair job quota system favouring the families of freedom fighters.
The government's violent crackdown, including a complete internet blackout, only fuelled the protesters' resolve. Eventually, the pressure became too much, and the long-ruling leader, Sheikh Hasina, fled the country. Now, an interim government led by respected figures like Professor Yunus is working to rebuild the country's democratic institutions, which had been systematically dismantled over...