Bangladesh struggles to restore normalcy 1 month after leader flees

Caretaker government grapples with border security, flood damage

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The recent flooding in Bangladesh risks sparking an epidemic of waterborne diseases. © Reuters

RYOSUKE HANADA, Nikkei staff writer

MUMBAI -- In the month since former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power, the provisional government has struggled to control the border from incoming refugees and fleeing political partisans, while deadly floods threaten a health crisis.

Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh on Aug. 5 following weeks of deadly clashes between demonstrators and authorities. Student-led protests against a public-sector jobs quota initially sparked the uprising.

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