After Sheikh: what next for Bangladesh?
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The Economist
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🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former prime minister, has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. The country is at a pivotal moment as it heads towards parliamentary elections next year. Donald Trump hopes tariffs will return furniture making to America. And why English speakers use their alphabet so oddly.
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. |
| 0:10.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:13.8 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:15.7 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:21.6 | Thank you. provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:29.6 | America used to manufacture a lot of things, including furniture. Most of that has moved offshore. |
| 0:31.6 | But guess what? Donald Trump thinks America should start making chairs again. |
| 0:36.6 | After all, the US is the seat of power. |
| 0:41.5 | And we learn our ABCs extremely young. |
| 0:44.7 | But why is the alphabet in the order we know it? |
| 0:47.4 | Our correspondent takes us on a whistle-stop tour of history, language, |
| 0:51.3 | and something known as the Great Vowel Shift. |
| 1:10.0 | Thank you. of history, language and something known as the Great Vowel Shift. We have decided to inflict her with only one sentence that is sentence of death. |
| 1:18.6 | Yesterday, Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's former Prime Minister, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and handed the debt penalty. |
| 1:29.0 | Vishnu Padmanaban is our Asia correspondent. |
| 1:32.9 | She was tried in Amsterdam because she had fled to India last year after massive protest |
| 1:38.8 | brought down her government. Some of her supporters were angry by the verdict and took to the streets. |
| 1:47.0 | But many others celebrated the ruling. |
| 1:50.0 | In fact, police in Dhaka had to use tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered at |
| 1:54.0 | Sheikh Hasina's family home, hoping to raise it down. |
| 1:58.0 | Today, the situation remains tense. |
| 2:00.0 | Whether Sheikh Hasina will be extradited to Bangladesh |
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