Hasina’s exit was overdue but what comes next might be worse

It might look like the replacement of Bangladesh’s long-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is a happy ending for a country that seemed to be inexorably sliding towards authoritarianism.
After all, Hasina’s rule had become so paranoid that she even burned political capital on persecuting Yunus, widely feted for his role in rural development in Bangladesh and beyond. But, although Hasina’s exit was overdue, what comes after might wind up being worse.