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Just hours after the Bangladeshi prime minister resigned and fled the country on Monday, the country’s president said he would dissolve parliament and form an interim administration. The announcement from Mohammed Shahabuddin, in a televised address to the nation, came at the end of a tumultuous day in which former prime minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled to India. Weeks of violent student protests led to the toppling of Hasina’s government on Monday, marking the end to her 15-year tenure. Around 300 people have been killed in the demonstrations. Shahabuddin’s decision came after a meeting o…

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