Thousands of students and peoples shout slogans during a protest rally as they demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent nationwide violence over job quotas, at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 3, 2024. Student leaders rallied Bangladeshis on August 3 for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government weathered a worsening backlash over a deadly police crackdown on protesters.

The Hasina case contributes to global perceptions that accountability is selective and confirms the best way for autocrats to escape justice is to never relinquish power.