How Radicals Unseated Bangladesh PM through Street Power and Violence

... dramatic incidents forcing a 3 term Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and take refuge in India is not merely a result of economic crisis and lack of space for the 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 ...