A Revolution In Bangladesh?: Socialist News And Views Episode # 61 (8/15/2024)

NOTE: A video version of this interview is available here---->(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdko9joHVxk) NEWS + INTERVIEW combined on the monumental student movements in Bangladesh. Our Regular Episode for August clocks in at approximately 35 minutes. In this interview we speak with Zoairia Lyric and Abul Momen. Zoairia Lyric is Nuclear Engineer living in the United States who was a student of Physics at University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Abdul Momen is a Radio Chemist who grew up in Bangladesh and also attended the University of Dhaka. The University of Dhaka is the epicenter of the recent student protests. Momen calls these students "the vanguard" of the movements that has recently lead to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigning and fleeing the country. In the interview we speak about the history and movements in Bangladesh as well as discuss the new interim leader, Nobel Laureate Mohammed Yunus.