Sheikh Hasina recounts the chaos of her August 5 ouster, the destruction of her family's historic home, and what she describes as a state-sanctioned assault on minorities and democracy.

His response became my shame. I couldn’t bring myself to tell anyone, too afraid they would blame me as much as I blamed myself.

I hear them clapping in the oven.” If these words mean nothing to you, then something I’ve long suspected may be true: my ...