The downfall of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's 'Iron Lady'

TOKYO -- Sheikh Hasina, who for years ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist, was ousted on Aug. 5 by an increasingly violent wave of protests, eventually fleeing the country.

Crowds rushed into the empty prime minister's residence, rejoicing in the victory of the "citizen's revolution" and marking a sudden end to Hasina's 15-year reign as world's longest-serving female head of government.