In this third episode of Nuraldeen podcast, participants discuss what have been happening in Bangladesh since August 16. First Rumi Ahmed leads discussion on the incredible challenges facing the Interim Government in forming a powerful administration from the ruins left by the rampant politicization of the previous regime. Then Ehteshamul Haque sheds light on the legal challenges in holding detained officials with quickly formed charges and indictments. Jyoti Rahman very briefly notes signs of progress on the economic front. The discussion concludes with a brief prelude to the furious debate about constitutional reform that has been going on in Bangladesh and promises the next episode to solely focus on that hot topic.

Nuraldeen Podcast 2Posted on August 20, 2024 by Shafiq in 2024 Uprising, Awami League, BNP, India, Podcasts and tagged Podcasts.

August 16 2024

In this episode Jyoti Rahman, Rumi Ahamed, Ehtesham Haque and Shafiqur Rahman discuss what has been happening in Bangladesh after Hasina fled on August 5th and an interim government was sworn in. Joyti recaps the events since our last episode. Ehtesham discusses the challenges facing the new government. Rumi Ahmad poignantly talks about the much-publicized Hindu repression since fall of Hasina, the actual extent of events and the propaganda at home and abroad.

In the very first podcast of Nuraldeen, Rumi Ahmed, Shafiq Rahman, Jyoti Rahman and Ehteshamul Haque discuss the bloody July student uprising in Bangladesh which has already claimed more than 200 lives officially and wounded thousands. The discussion begins with a short description of the background of the student movement, the escalation of violent reprisal and the total shutdown of the country by the regime to suffocate the movement. The discussants talk about the most surprising aspects of this movement, which is the spontaneous outburst from the Gen Z cohort in Bangladesh, often painted as the ‘I-hate-politics’ generation. They also discuss how this ongoing youth revolution has already overturned longstanding political and social narratives about the country. Finally, they speculate on the path this movement may take in the coming days.