Inquilab Zindabad?: A socialist analysis of Bangladesh after the uprisings
- How should we analyse the Interim Government in power after the downfall of Sheikh Hasina?
- How we can we make sense of the cultural shifts in the country since August ’24?
- Why could the movement not effect a deeper transformation of Bangladesh?
In August 2024, the people of Bangladesh defied all expectations to overthrow the violently repressive government of Sheikh Hasina. However a year on it is clear that there is no immediate prospect of a radical break with political or economic orthodoxies in Bangladesh, with the country’s political landscape instead being marked by rejuvenation of the Centre and a rehabilitation of the Right, under the auspices of Muhammad Yunus’s thoroughly neoliberal Interim Government.
There are two versions available:
Summary Pamphlet (40 pages)
This FAQ-style pamphlet covers our assessment of the new student-led party, the role of Jamaat-e-Islami and other reactionary forces during and after the uprisings, and the rise in vigilantism and backlash against Sheikh Mujib.
Full book (130 pages)
This book offers a detailed analysis of the year since the uprisings – charting the roots of Bangladeshi discontent, the rise of the Right, the trajectory of the movement’s student leadership, and the potential shoots of socialist renewal.