Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina ousted after violent protests

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Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina ousted after violent protests

Weeks of deadly protests have ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year stint as Bangladesh’s prime minister. Hasina fled after a particularly brutal day of unrest on August 4 in which nearly 100 people were killed. Bangladeshi army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman says he will hold talks with protest leaders and an interim government will be formed to run the country.

August 5, 2024