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People celebrate the one year anniversary since student-led protests ousted Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2025.
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Bangladesh a year later: democracy is easier said than done

Earlier this week, thousands of people flooded the streets in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka to mark the one-year anniversary of a student-led protest movement that brought an end to 15 years of rule under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

What We’re Watching: Trump and Musk feud, Russia retaliates, Bangladesh sets elections
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What We’re Watching: Trump and Musk feud, Russia retaliates, Bangladesh sets elections

Trump and Musk's public feud, Russian pounds Ukraine with airstrikes, and elections in Bangladesh next spring.

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus during the inauguration of the Muhammad Yunus place in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, on July 22, 2024. ​
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Bangladesh taps Nobel laureate as interim leader

Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will lead the country’s interim government, student protest leader Nahid Islam announced Tuesday.