How Radicals Unseated Bangladesh PM through Street Power and Violence

... Opposition but an attempt by radical and extremists to capture power through street protests and violence. Such instances are rare in South Asia with the exception of Nepal where protests led to abolition of hugely unpopular monarchy. However, the political protests in Nepal were different in character as it did not lead to collapse of law and order as is being currently witnessed in Bangladesh. Rather the movement mainstreamed the once dreaded Maoists. Andrey Gubin: Bengal Lights for the Belt and Road Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Poli While the students who hit the streets of Dhaka had genuine grievances and represented ...