On August 5, 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down, bowing to the swell of mass protests led by student activists. Muhammad Yunus, just 26, now leads the interim government, representing a new wave of youthful leadership. 

The Students Against Discrimination coalition, born at Dhaka University, ignited the movement for change. In their vigor, they claimed a space free from the shackles of traditional partisanship, pushing for reforms amid threats from the former ruling party's loyalists. 

As the "far right" and "progressive" forces clash, the youth's insistence on reform signals a turning tide in the nation's political landscape. Change looms large, and the future remains uncertain yet hopeful.

The Digest, 8/31/2024 @1100PM, CDT

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