Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh, ending 15-year rule.
AP reports "thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence. ... The protests began peacefully as frustrated students demanded an end to a quota system for government jobs, but the demonstrations have since morphed into an unprecedented challenge and uprising against Hasina and her ruling Awami League party."
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