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 Dear B,

A lot has happened this past few weeks back in my home country. Students protest for quota reformation, which later turned into a bloodbath because the political party in power enforced unlawful hostility towards protestors. A lot of them were killed (I do not know the exact statistics). It was anarchy. PM said something really degrading to the students that made them even more furious. They have made the things worse when they shut down the internet nationwide. What baffled everyone were the justifications that they tried to give. They were saying how the internet just shut down automatically and yad·da yad·da yad·da. Nobody took accountability. I have never seen this much people unite and march for justice. Their lives were at stake and they knew they could die or get arrested. Still, they fought for justice. It was almost like a civil war. Everyone were chanting for the PM to resign. And it happened! She has resigned and actually ran to India. Army has taken over our country now. It is absolute chaos but I am so proud of the people who have made this possible.  

I am not in my country in this prime moment. However, I feel so much profoundness in my heart that the people of the country did not let it slide and fought against injustice. We needed this political reformation. This is a huge new chapter for Bangladesh. I pray for the souls that have been lost and paid the price for this reformation. I am scared however that this will create an unsteadiness in the country. People are still not in safe hands. Law has not been enforced fully yet. Anything can happen honestly but I learned the power people have over choosing their leaders. Till this date, we were governed by a sort of autocratic leader who did not care about anything but her own party. It was almost a dictatorship because people's phones have been checked at random. They did not even have the freedom to post anything on social media without the fear of getting arrested or killed even. Now, it is over. I can see the relief of people and their posts on freedom. Whatever happens, people will endure because they have been through so much now. 


No matter what, I believe we have a long way to go! 

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