Bangladesh PM Hasina faces calls to quit as political crisis boils

Critical test for leader's 15-year hold on power as nation plunges into fresh unrest

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Men run past a Dhaka shopping center set on fire by protesters during a rally against Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Aug. 4. © AP

FAISAL MAHMUD, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday faced mounting calls to resign as a weekend of deadly clashes between police and protesters plunged the country into fresh unrest.

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