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Sheikh Hasina: Inside her final hours as a hated autocrat

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Sheikh Hasina called crisis security talks to put down spiralling unrest in Bangladesh on Sunday .

At least 90 people have been killed in the worst violence Bangladesh has seen since its war of independence in 1971 .

Security forces feared they could soon have a situation approaching civil war on their hands.

At this point, military chiefs called on family members to intercede.

Sources say Sheikh Hasina got in touch with government officials in Delhi to request sanctuary.

The advice from India , a staunch ally throughout her long career, was for her to leave.

But once she reluctantly agreed to sign documents relinquishing her post, there was still the question of how to get her out of the country safely.

Authorities shut down the internet so that no news about her movements could spread on social media.

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