Bangladesh is still living with the shock of the 2024 uprising. Streets that filled with students and workers are quieter now, but the wounds are fresh. In August 2024, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as chief adviser of an interim government after Sheikh Hasina stepped down. He was tasked with calming the country, guiding reforms, and getting to national elections without sliding back into violence.

The human toll of the crackdown weighs on every conversation about the future. The UN human rights office says the former government and allied groups used brutal, systematic force that left about 1,400 people dead during the unrest. Its February 2025 report calls for accountability and warning signs remain etched in testimonies from families and activists. This figure is not a rumor.

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