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DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president's office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster.
The announcement came hours after protesting student leaders set a deadline to dissolve parliament and warned a "strict programme" would be launched if their deadline is not met.
(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by YP Rajesh)
