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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Sheikh Hasina’s son says government ‘completely mishandled’ Gen Z protests as Bangladesh heads to polls

The son of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister has made the rare admission that his mother’s government “mishandled” the volatile situation in Dhaka during the popular Gen Z uprising of 2024, which ultimately brought down the country’s oldest political party.

Over 128 million voters will cast their ballots on Thursday to restore democracy in Bangladesh after an 18-month period of political and economic turbulence.

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