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Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power. It comes after protests that began peacefully as frustrated students demanded an end to a quota system for government jobs, morphed into an unprecedented challenge and uprising against Hasina and her ruling Awami League party.

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Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee
By KRUTIKA PATHI AND JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press
Mon,08/05/24-7:05AM , 63 Reads
DHAKA, Bangaladesh (AP) — Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, resigned and fled the country on Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an extraordinary wave of protest
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Bangladeshi polling officials count votes after the voting ended at a polling station in Munshiganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Hasina wins Bangladesh vote, but low turnout and opposition boycott raise doubts over its legitimacy
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Sat,01/06/24-8:20PM , 44 Reads
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her a
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FILE- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greets the gathering during an interaction with journalists after official election results gave her a third straight term, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 31, 2018. The elections in Bangladesh are all about one person: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Analysts predict that since the main opposition party is staying out of the Jan. 7 vote, the 76-year-old leader is practically guaranteed her fifth term in office. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

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Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
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Tue,01/02/24-10:13PM , 36 Reads
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing a general election Sunday, a vote she is all but certain to win.
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FILE- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greets the gathering during an interaction with journalists after official election results gave her a third straight term, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 31, 2018. The elections in Bangladesh are all about one person: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Analysts predict that since the main opposition party is staying out of the Jan. 7 vote, the 76-year-old leader is practically guaranteed her fifth term in office. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

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Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
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Tue,01/02/24-10:00PM , 46 Reads
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh's opposition leader in 2007, when hundreds of troops raided her home and took her to a court in the capital of Dhaka, where she was arrested on extortion charges.
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