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News24 | Bangladesh prime minister has resigned and left the country amid deadly protests

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News24 | Bangladesh prime minister has resigned and left the country amid deadly protestsBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country on Monday, media reports said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.
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