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Bangladeshi military forces soldiers patrol on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 20, 2024. Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation's top court was expected to rule on a civil service hiring quota that has led to days of deadly clashes between police and protesters, killing scores of people.(AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Young people, who make up 44 percent of voters, ousted Hasina. But they’ve never seen a competitive election, until now.

FILE - Protesters celebrate beside a defaced portrait of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after news of her resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Tuj Johora File)

A spike in violent crime in the Bangladesh capital makes youth who risked lives for change ask: ‘What was it all for?’

Maydul Hassan, who was mugged twice a week in February 2025, during the student-led uprising on July 17th at Dhaka University. This photo was captured in his Pixel 4XL, which was snatched off him on February 13th.

Bangladeshi Hindus – seen as allies of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina – face mounting threats, amid anti-India sentiments.

Krishna Das, a small-scale farmer from Monglargaon village in Sunamganj, stands outside his ruined home and recalls the mayhem caused by a Muslim mob following an alleged blasphemy incident. His family was forced to flee in fear

Until August, they dominated college campuses and were accused of leading violent mobs against anti-Hasina protesters.

Sujon, a leader of the recently banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, stares into the distance from a spot on the outskirts of Dhaka. Sujon is in hiding since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The BCL is the student wing of Hasina's party [Mehedi Hasan Marof/Al Jazeera]