In this file photo, smoke rises from the burning vehicles after protesters set them on fire near the Disaster Management Directorate office, during the ongoing anti-quota protest in Dhaka on July 18, 2024. Bangladesh, a nation of 170 million and now in political limbo, on July 1, 2025 marked one year since students launched protests that culminated weeks later in the overthrow of the government. After ruling with an iron fist for 15 years, Sheikh Hasina became the latest leader in the country’s turbulent history to be toppled by force since independence from Pakistan in 1971. AFP
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