Bangladesh pro-uprising groups turn on each other on second anniversary
Two years after the uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is experiencing renewed political violence between student groups that were once allies. Clashes between the BNP's student wing and the Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing have left over 100 people injured across multiple universities.
Why it matters
The instability suggests that the post-uprising political transition in Bangladesh remains fragile and prone to internal power struggles.
Two years after a mass uprising forced Sheikh Hasina to flee the country, Bangladesh’s campuses and streets are once again witnessing political violence, this time not between the ousted Bangladesh Awami League and its opponents, but among the very parties and student groups that led the movement against her.
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who leads the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), had pledged during February’s election campaign to end the pattern of state-backed violence that marked Ms. Hasina’s rule before her ouster in the 2024 uprising. Six months into BNP-led rule, the country’s first elected government since the uprising, that promise is being tested on campuses nationwide, with rights groups blaming political rivalries, weak law enforcement and a culture of impunity for the continuing bloodshed.
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