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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Arunabh SAIKIA

With Hasina Gone In Bangladesh, A Rival Family Tastes Power

Tarique Rahman poses for a portrait in a park in London last year (Credit: AFP)

Two women dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades. One was chased into exile. The other is newly free from custody and too sick to rule, but her heir looks set to take power.

Autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, 76, fled the country by helicopter for neighbouring India this month as huge crowds demanding an end to her rule marched towards her palace.

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