Demonstrators storm the palace of Prime Minister Hasina | DW News

Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime
Minister in Bangladesh's history resigned and fled the country on
Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an
an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government.
Her ouster came after weeks of relentless protests and clashes with
security forces that have killed nearly 300 people since mid-July,
according to local media reports. What began as a peaceful
demonstrations by students frustrated with a quota system for
government jobs unexpectedly grew into a major uprising against
Hasina and her ruling Awami League party.