Opinion: The Bangladeshi Revolution, one year later, and why it matters to the U.S.

Today, August 8, is the one-year anniversary of Muhammad Yunus heading the government of Bangladesh. In a bizarre twist of fate, the great moral leader went from impending arrest on fake charges after years of harassment by the corrupt , human rights abusing autocrat, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to being asked to lead the interim government of the country. This followed the month-long protests led by young people, 1,400 of whom were murdered by security forces on orders from Hasina . Ultimately, she had to flee for her life and got refuge in India on August 5, 2024. The student leaders begged the then-84-year-old Yunus to lead an interim government until there was a newly elected government. Not wanting to be distracted from his life’s work — ending poverty — he resisted, but final