Bangladesh President orders release of jailed former PM Khaleda Zia amid protests in country
August 06, 2024 6:07 ISTSheikh Hasina stepped down after 15 years in power and subsequently fled the country amid widespread unrest.
Sheikh Hasina stepped down after 15 years in power and subsequently fled the country amid widespread unrest.
Following the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Army chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman announced that he would form an interim government. He had met political leaders and told them the Army would take over responsibility for law and order.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, amid massive protests against her government that has killed more than 106 people since Sunday, August 4.
Bangladesh protests: Agitators also set on fire Awami League president Sheikh Hasina's office at Dhanmondi in Dhaka. Protesters were seen chanting slogans and celebrating the news of Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
Bangladesh Army chief addressed the nation after Sheikh Hasina left the country to a "safer place" amid violent protests.
Protesters forced open the gates of Gono Bhaban and entered the premises of the Prime Minister's residence around 3 pm today. Thousands of people joined the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement's "March to Dhaka" programme at the Mirpur 10 roundabout and moved towards Farmgate.
Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation on Monday and left the country as the violent protests escalated.
After weeks of violence, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned from her office.
The clashes broke out Sunday morning when protesters attending the non-cooperation programme under the banner of the Students Against Discrimination with the one-point demand of Hasina's resignation over a job quota system faced opposition from the supporters of the ruling Awami League.
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Bangladesh's student protests have shifted from rallying against government job quotas to calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The movement now includes a call for a nationwide non-cooperation campaign until the government steps down.
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