A student-led protest in Bangladesh that began last month over a quota system for government jobs culminated last week in the downfall of Sheikh Hasina, the world’s longest serving female politician. On August 5, as crowds stormed her residence, Hasina fled to India. Bangladesh’s army backed the formation of an interim government, with the economist and…
Anti-Hindu Violence Is Met with a Shrug

Bangladeshi Hindus protesting against persecution in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Abu Sufian Jewel via Getty Images)
Political violence is treated differently depending on the victims in question. Just ask Bangladesh’s Hindu minority.
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