Bangladesh Unrest as The Fall of Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has been engulfed in political turmoil, culminating in the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina

The unrest initially began in July with student-led protests against government hiring rules.

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Agitators attempted to vandalize a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's founding father and Sheikh Hasina's father, in Dhaka.

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