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Weeks of violent student protests which led to the death of about 300 people, have led to the toppling of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, marking a tumultuous end to her 15-year tenure. Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman confirmed on Monday that Hasina had resigned. “An interim government will be formed,” he told a news briefing after a meeting with leaders of different political parties, excluding those from Hasina’s Awami League party. “Justice will be done for all those killings and atrocities, please keep confidence in the army,” he urged, calling on protesting students to rem…

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