Apparently they’re supposed to have a deputy, but the position has been vacant since 1990, when the current government system was established.

Usually, parliamentary systems will elect a temporary caretaker, but I guess Bangladesh isn’t stable enough for that. Seems they often end up with the military temporarily in control.

Dictators often make sure they have no successor, because that makes them harder to depose and replace. Take Putin, for example. Few other Russian elites have anything to gain by staying in Ukraine, but they’d still prefer a draining war there to a civil war at home. So, he does things like make Medvedev post about how much he wants a nuclear exchange, and he stays relatively coup-proof due to lack of any alternative with staying power.

She left her pets?

What kind though? Like an alligator and a koala?

I can’t imagine fleeing without my doggo.

Actually, this is an interesting development.

For now it seems the military took over. They say ‘temporarily’, but they always say that… it might, as well, be just a change of the dictator. Let’s hope it is not the case, this time.

Sorry! I didn’t realize that by adding a picture, the original news article link disappears. It’s back on. Here it is: https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/08/05/bangladeshs-dictator-flees-leaving-behind-a-dangerous-vacuum

Random link I found.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/05/bangladesh-prime-minister-hasina-resigns/

Regular life has been upended across Bangladesh. Most of the garment factories that power the country’s economy did not open Monday. Flights into the capital, Dhaka, were canceled as its main airport temporarily shut down operations. Businesses shut their doors as hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of major cities, blaring horns, chanting and setting fire to vehicles and buildings.

Speaking to the BBC, Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, said his mother had left for her own safety and did not have plans to lead the country again. “She has turned Bangladesh around,” Joy said, defending his mother’s legacy. “When she took over power, it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today, it’s considered one of the rising tigers of Asia.”

The protests that have gripped Bangladesh over the past month started in opposition to a government policy that reserves half of civil service jobs for certain groups but evolved into a broad-based opposition movement against Hasina, who has become increasingly authoritarian, rights groups and security analysts say. Since taking office in 2009, she has been accused of manipulating the country’s elections — including by suing and jailing political opponents — to maintain her grip on power.

At least 300 people were killed in clashes between the two sides over the past month, the majority “shot dead by police, paramilitaries and members of the ruling Awami League,” according to the International Crisis Group. Hasina showed little indication of backing down as the toll climbed, saying as recently as last week that the protesters were “not students, but terrorists.”

Yikes.

300 people died because of her.

https://archive.ph/pkqg4

I’m not sure whether to agree or disagree. It all depends on how much indirection you allow.

I think this says more about how you view Islam than Islam actually limiting women.

Benazir Bhutto was a double prime minister of Pakistan and an infamous political martyr.

You know a country literally founded on the basis of having a dedicated region for Muslims.

Even Bangladesh’s opposition and former PM is a woman.

There’s plenty more examples: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim_women_heads_of_state_and_government

Meanwhile you’re shilling for Israel which is disgraceful given how little respect that country has for Palestinians.

Least biased?