Just a year back, Bangladesh’s political landscape took a decisive turn—the country’s Gen Zs toppled the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina who is now referred in Bangladesh as the ‘autocrat’ or ‘fascist’. The 2024 July Uprising was not just a mere change of political regime, but it brought back the discussions on which direction of Bangladesh’s state building should head.

However, this is not the first uprising the country witnessed since its independence—one very well remembers the 1990 anti-Ershad movement that restored civilian rule in Bangladesh.

Nevertheless, autocracy is seen to run deep in Bangladesh’s political culture, given its history military dictatorial regime, which explains why, like its former counterpart Pakistan, Bangladesh continues to face a democracy deficit.

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