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The Debrief: Fall of Hasina raises hope for reform in Bangladesh

Crowd of people at a rally, some holding signs and a flag.

Weeks of student-led protests fast turned into a nationwide movement, forcing Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from both power and country with a rushed exit in a military helicopter. Now, under Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the country grapples with making peace as he looks to revive a troubled economy, reinstate law and order after one of the country’s deadliest demonstrations, and prepare a fractured society for democratic elections.