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Pratap Chakravarty

Sheikh Hasina escapes to India as turmoil rages in Bangladesh

Protesters celebrate beside a defaced portrait of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after news of her resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday, 5 August 2024. AP - Fatima Tuj Johora

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India sparking euphoria and looting by tens of thousands of protesters who led a campaign against her 15-year rule.

Hasina’s hasty departure on a helicopter Monday is the second fall from grace of a South Asian leader since 2022 when Sri Lankan leader Mahinda Rajapakse fled the island nation rocked by protests over rising prices.

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