Student protests against economic turmoil in Bangladesh led to the resignation of the prime minister, who then fled to India for safety as riots spread throughout the country.
Bangladesh has descended into chaos following the shock departure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, with religious minorities targeted as riots spread throughout the country. 'You people are descendants of the Awami League! This country is in a bad shape because of you. You should leave the country,' a mob shouted at Hindu residents of a mixed neighborhood, the BBC reported.
It showed that her government 'wildly underestimated just how much anger there was among the public, and the sources of the anger which went beyond the issue of job quotas,' said Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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