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Bangladesh on the Brink: Shadow Powers, Political Massacre, and the Eclipse of Secular Democracy by Md Shafiqul Islam

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Following the 2024 student-led uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's interim government has struggled to maintain legitimacy, unleashing political persecution, Islamist violence, and judicial manipulation. Md Shafiqul Islam warns that the nation's secular democracy now teeters on collapse, with extremist factions filling the power vacuum and civil conflict threatening to engulf the region. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://secularhumanism.org/exclusive/bangladesh-on-the-brink-shadow-powers-political-massacre-and-the-eclipse-of-secular-democracy/ About the Author:  Md Shafiqul Islam is the CEO and lead consultant at the Global Study Consultancy. Subscribe to Free Inquiry: https://secularhumanism.org/subscribe/ Free Inquiry Audio Edition is a production of The Council for Secular Humanism and the Center for Inquiry.

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