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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh amid widening unrest | AP News

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh amid widening unrest | AP News

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.

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.