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Protests toppled Bangladesh’s government and drove powerful PM into exile. How did they get here?

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Protests toppled Bangladesh’s government and drove powerful PM into exile. How did they get here?

DHAKA: What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. The end to her 15 years in power came after weeks of violent unrest during which nearly 300 people … Read more

Bangladesh PM Hasina taken by military to India? Speculations swirl as news of resignation comes in

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Bangladesh PM Hasina taken by military to India? Speculations swirl as news of resignation comes in

Dhaka: Amid raging unrest in Bangladesh, the country’s Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly resigned and left for India in a military helicopter, it has been reported. Various reports by the country’s local media also said that protesters have stormed the leader’s official residence. Earlier, a senior advisor to the PM had told news agency … Read more