The end to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15 years in power came after weeks of violent unrest during which nearly 300 people died, according to local media reports.
The end to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15 years in power came after weeks of violent unrest during which nearly 300 people died, according to local media reports.The government repeatedly tried to quell demonstrations they blamed on sabotage and opposition parties with bullets, curfews and internet outages, but these heavy-handed moves backfired.
The protests, which have drawn hundreds of thousands, began in July with students demonstrating against a controversial quota system that allocated government jobs. Protesters said the system was discriminatory and benefited supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, which led the independence movement.
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