Following some of the worst violence the South Asian nation has seen in decades, Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country on monday, according to local media. Reports that Sheikh rehana and Hasina had left for a "safe shelter" sparked thousands of demonstrators to attack her official mansion in Dhaka, Ganabhaban.
The location of Sheikh Hasina was not immediately verified. She and her sister reportedly traveled to india on a military chopper. General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the head of Bangladesh's army, is scheduled to speak to the people. According to local media, he was having discussions today with representatives of other political groups, including the opposition BNP and the ruling Awami League, as well as other interested parties.

"She and her sister have left Ganabhaban (the Prime Minister's official residence) for a safer place," the source told AFP. She departed from Bangabhaban at around 2:30pm on monday on a military helicopter, accompanied by her younger sister, Sheikh rehana for a "safer place.", ANI reported.

The demonstrators attribute the violence that occurred during the July protests to Hasina's government. The administration of Hasina has been accused by opponents and human rights organisations of employing disproportionate force against demonstrators; the government refutes these claims. At first, Hasina, 76, and her administration claimed that students were not engaged in the violence that occurred during the quota demonstrations. Instead, they placed the responsibility for the confrontations and arson on the Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami and the main opposition bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP).
 
 

 
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05/08/2024 03:21 PM