What's next for Bangladesh after Prime Minister Hasina's resignation?

Nadine Shaanta Murshid, associate professor in the School of Social Work, was a guest on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story to discuss what’s next for Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled amid widespread protests. “Our history with the military in Bangladesh is violent and problematic and, most importantly, undemocratic, and students have rejected martial law,” said Murshid from the country's capital, Dhaka. “That’s not something that they want, and so no, I don’t think if that’s the way we’re headed that’s going to work. But the interim government is perhaps where there is hope, and that’s where we have to see that we get representatives that are good for the nation.”

Murshid, who focuses on Bangladesh in her research, also spoke to DW News before Hasina resigned about the protest movement’s hope for positive change, despite the violence the government had deployed against the protestors. “The wind of change is, perhaps, flowing. It’s a very diverse population,” Murshid said of the movement. “We see a lot of students from all walks of life [and] from various political affiliations as well. It’s the kind of crowd you don’t often see in Bangladesh.”