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Bangladesh protests: PM quits

Episode 240807 / 07 Aug 2024

(Photo by K M Asad/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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The story

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has quit and escaped the country.

Around 300 people have died in violence between protestors, opponents and security forces in recent weeks.

After a large protest in the capital Dhaka calling for the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, she stepped down and escaped the country.

News headlines

Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted leader 
AP News

Bangladesh’s dictator flees—leaving behind a dangerous vacuum
The Economist

Sheikh Hasina’s tainted legacy after two-decade rule in Bangladesh
The Telegraph

Key words and phrases

dissolve parliament
end an arrangement or close an institution

  • The committee was dissolved after it had finished its work.

a dangerous vacuum  
where the lack of a leader could lead to conflict

  • The police were worried that they had created a dangerous vacuum by arresting the town's biggest gangster.

tainted legacy
being remembered negatively

  • The charity will be better remembered for its corruption than its good work. It has left a tainted legacy.

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