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Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh PM Hasina's dramatic fall from grace: 5 things to know

Leader's 15-year hold on power collapsed as mass protests raged over violence

People enter former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence in Dhaka after her resignation on Aug. 5.   © Reuters

DHAKA -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year grip on power collapsed dramatically on Monday, as a woman once seen as a democracy icon fled to neighboring India while thousands stormed her official residence in the capital Dhaka.

Indian media have reported that the 76-year-old Hasina plans to seek asylum in London, but she has yet to comment publicly.

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