Bangladesh parliament dissolved a day after resignation of prime minister

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/bangladesh-student-protesters-to-meet-with-army-chief-after-pm-resigns

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/20420374

Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrest

Archived version: https://archive.ph/fJZfS

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Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Let's hope this all leads to a more democratic government and not just to some other clique of assholes taking over.

bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 26 pts · 2y (4 replies)

atro_city@fedia.io · 5 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Arab spring definitely comes to mind.

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Pretty much every "revolution" ever.

atro_city@fedia.io · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Didn't the French revolution change France fundamentally?

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

It did. But the immediate aftermath was the terror. And then came Napoleon. And then the ancien regime.

SeaJ@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

Muhammed Yunus is the viene acting PM Which is a good sign.