Philly's Bangladeshi community is closely watching the upheaval of their home country, but now feels optimistic.
Their home country is in upheaval thousands of miles away, but Bangladeshis in Philadelphia remain optimistic
That is no longer the case. Over the past month and a half in the South Asian country, there have been nationwide protests, hundreds of unarmed people killed by the country’s police force, and its long-standing prime minister,, there are at least 7,000 Bangladeshi people living in Philadelphia. Islam said there could be as many as four times that in the Philadelphia region.
Even as Hasina’s government instituted internet blackouts and curfews, by Aug. 5, demonstrations swelled. Protesters stormed her official residence in Dhaka, the country’s capital, causing her to resign after 15 years in power and to “I have seen the resilience and grit of the people of Bangladesh, and I am sure Bangladesh will emerge stronger from this crisis, with democracy intact and civil society restored,” she said.
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