When Bangladeshi’s woke up on the morning of August 5, 2024 no one knew what would happen. Hundreds of thousands of people were planning to march to the capital. But security forces still loyal to Sheikh Hasina were determined to keep her in power no matter the cost. Until the final minutes, her fate remained uncertain. The last day of the uprising would be the deadliest and most dramatic. 

Episode Credits:

This episode was written and produced by me, Kevin Hirten and  Tamara Khandaker with Craig Pennington who is also our audio editor. Additional editing by Manny Panarertos.

Clean Cuts did the final sound mix  Black Box did the music for this series.

Will Thorne is the Executive Producer. And Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio.

When Bangladeshi&rsquo;s woke up on the morning of August 5, 2024 no one knew what would happen. Hundreds of thousands of people were planning to march to the capital. But security forces still loyal to Sheikh Hasina were determined to keep her in power no matter the cost. Until the final minutes, her fate remained uncertain. The last day of the uprising would be the deadliest and most dramatic.&nbsp;
Episode Credits:
This episode was written and produced by me, Kevin Hirten and&nbsp; Tamara Khandaker with Craig Pennington who is also our audio editor. Additional editing by Manny Panarertos.
Clean Cuts did the final sound mix&nbsp; Black Box did the music for this series.
Will Thorne is the Executive Producer. And Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera&rsquo;s Head of Audio.

International undercover operations. Informants. Hidden camera tape. It all comes together in Al Jazeera Investigates, where we take you inside the network's biggest stories.

International undercover operations. Informants. Hidden camera tape. It all comes together in Al Jazeera Investigates, where we take you inside the network's biggest stories.

Al Jazeera Investigates

Al Jazeera Investigates is a documentary podcast series created by the award-winning AJ I-Unit. The show takes the listener inside ground-breaking investigations that expose wrongdoing, affect policy, and hold power to account all over the world.

Host Kevin Hirten and the team provide extraordinary access to people and places that most journalists never reach – giving inside accounts of undercover operations and revealing secret recordings of clandestine meetings with corrupt leaders, con artists, and criminals.

Al Jazeera Investigates is a documentary podcast series created by the award-winning AJ I-Unit. The show takes the listener inside ground-breaking investigations that expose wrongdoing, affect policy, and hold power to account all over the world.
Host Kevin Hirten and the team provide extraordinary access to people and places that most journalists never reach – giving inside accounts of undercover operations and revealing secret recordings of clandestine meetings with corrupt leaders, con artists, and criminals.

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