Bangladesh finds itself at one of the most pivotal political junctures in its history since its independence. Bangladesh was born out of sacrifice in 1971, but since its independence, it has swung back and forth between democratic ideals and military-authoritarian rule, reformist promises and political expediency. The political crisis that ensued after the stunning ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s regime in 2024, followed by the ascendance of a new regime under the leadership of Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has once again revealed the weakness and the lack of true democratic consolidation in Bangladesh’s state institutions.