After weeks of protests Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5 and fled the country in the wake of scenes of the worse bloodshed the country has seen since it was formed over 50 years ago. In office for more than 15 years, Hasina has been facing burgeoning anger as a result of her heavy-handed ruling style that has seen the economy flourish on her watch, but her remaining deeply unpopular. Just a day earlier at least 43 people were killed and hundreds injured as protesters clashed with police. The authorities fired tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse tens of …