Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. Two students who led the charge are also settling into the interim government, ushered in just a few days after Hasina resigned and fled to India. The question now is what comes next in a country still reeling from the violence surrounding her removal that left hundreds dead. The students hope they can restore peace and create a “new Bangladesh.” But concerns are also simmering over their lack of political experience, the extent of their ambitions and how long it will take the interim government to organize elections.