The famous London-based publication The Economist named Bangladesh the 2024 country of the year, citing the “recognition of the efforts of student-led street protests” that overthrew an authoritarian government.
“Our winner is Bangladesh, which also overthrew an autocrat,” the esteemed magazine announced on its website on December 19.
Syria finished second in honor of overthrowing Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, which put an end to a half-century of a corrupt dynasty government. The Economist highlighted that in August, student-led street protests forced out Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country of 175m for 15 years, and described how a daughter of an independence hero became repressive, rigging elections, jailing opponents and ordering the security forces to shoot protesters.
“Huge sums of money were stolen on her watch.” The famous London-based publication The Economist named Bangladesh the 2024 country of the year, citing the “recognition of the efforts of student-led street protests” that overthrew an authoritarian government.
Syria finished second in honor of overthrowing Bashar al-Assad on December 8th, which put an end to a half-century of a corrupt dynasty government.
“None of this will be easy. But for toppling a despot and taking strides towards a more liberal government, Bangladesh is our country of the year,” the Economist says.
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