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Sep 2025
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36 July: Uprising In Bangladesh | Ep. 5...

Al Jazeera
About this episode

When Bangladeshi’s woke up on the morning of August 5, 2024 no one knew what would happen. Hundreds of thousands of people were planning to march to the capital. But security forces still loyal to Sheikh Hasina were determined to keep her in power no matter the cost. Until the final minutes, her fate remained uncertain. The last day of the uprising would be the deadliest and most dramatic. 

Episode Credits:

This episode was written and produced by me, Kevin Hirten and  Tamara Khandaker with Craig Pennington who is also our audio editor. Additional editing by Manny Panarertos.

Clean Cuts did the final sound mix  Black Box did the music for this series.

Will Thorne is the Executive Producer. And Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio.

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