Bangladesh’s main opposition party has been holding anti-government protests for months, with the latest in Dhaka attracting up to 100,000 people.
A poor economy, rising food and fuel prices and power cuts appear to have galvanised long-standing anger at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The protesters want her to resign and make way for a caretaker government ahead of elections due next year.
So why are the protests happening now?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Rumeen Farhana – Former Bangladesh National Party MP.
Tanvir Shakil Joy – Awami League MP.
Ali Riaz – President, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Illinois State University.
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