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Bangladesh In Turmoil: Scenes From The Deadly Protests That Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

๊Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned after violent protests exposed deep discontent among Bangladeshi citizens, ending her 15-year rule. With the Army now in control, General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced the formation of an interim government and urged protesters to restore peace.

Bangladesh Violence
Anti Government Protest in Bangladesh Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

𝄹University students shout slogans during a protest to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes and ask for their campuses to be opened, in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Anti Government Protest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Violence Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

ꦡUniversity students shout slogans during a protest to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes and ask for their campuses to be opened, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Unrest
Bangladesh Clashes Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

ꦇStudents clash with police during a protest over the allocation of government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Clashes
Bangladesh Unrest Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

💮A policeman aims his weapon at protesters during a curfew imposed following violence during protests against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Student Protest
Bangladesh Anti Quota Protest Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

🔯People run past a shopping center which was set on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Anti Quota Protest
Bangladesh Student Protest Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

🌱A prisoner raises his handcuffed hands as he is taken to a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Riots
Bangladesh Protest Photo: AP/Fatima Tuj Johora

꧃Bangladeshi security officers keep vigil on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Protest
Bangladesh Riots Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

💦Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh Quota Protest Photo: AP/Rajib Dhar

💎A man climbs to tie a rope around the head of a large statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina, as protesters try to bring it down after she resigned as Prime Minister, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Violence
Anti Government Protest in Bangladesh Photo: AP/Fatima Tuj Johora

Protesters celebrate at the Parliament 𒁃House premise after news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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