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The Bangladeshi army said it would lift a curfew, in place overnight, on Tuesday morning after weeks of demonstrations forced the prime minister to resign and flee the country. In a statement, the army said all government and private institutions will open from 6am (0000 GMT) on Tuesday. Weeks of violent student protests led to the toppling of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government on Monday, marking a tumultuous end to her 15-year tenure. Around 300 people have been killed in the demonstrations. “An interim government will be formed,” army chief Waker-Uz-Zamanhe, told a news br…

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