Bangladesh's president dissolves parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted leader

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Bangladesh has been pushed into a state of uncertainty after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post and fled to India, following protests by several student groups.
India Times
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After at least 300 people were killed in a violent crackdown against demonstrations which started as student protests for fairer access to government jobs, Hasina fled the country on Monday.
Guardian
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On Monday evening, enraged people scaled and defaced a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s father and the country’s first president, who led the Bangladeshi independence movement against Pakistan in 1971.
NBC News
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The downfall of Hasina's government — she resigned Monday before fleeing to India — has plunged the country into a political crisis with a battle for power now underway between leaders of the opposition parties and the powerful military.
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