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Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh PM Hasina faces calls to quit as political crisis boils

Critical test for leader's 15-year hold on power as nation plunges into fresh unrest

Men run past a Dhaka shopping center set on fire by protesters during a rally against Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 4.   © AP

DHAKA -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday faced mounting calls to resign as a weekend of deadly clashes between police and protesters plunged the country into fresh unrest.

The capital Dhaka was under heavy security as soldiers and police blocked residents from taking part in protests that defied a government-ordered curfew, as an internet blackout hampered communication.

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