Bangladesh is grappling with deepening political turmoil under an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, following the overthrow of the constitutional government in August 2024. Critics accuse the interim government of systematically dismantling democratic foundations and threatening the country's historical legacy by attempting to reform or discard the 1972 Constitution.

• The interim government plans to radically reform or discard the nation’s 1972 Constitution, drafted within a year of Bangladesh's independence.
• Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced into exile in Delhi after the constitutional government was overthrown.
• Dr. Kamal Hossain, chief architect of the 1972 Constitution, has criticized the appointment of a Bangladeshi-American academic to lead a proposed reform commission.