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PM Sheikh Hasina and her sister Rehana left Bangladesh in a military helicopter in the face of massive protests demanding her resignation. read more
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the capital Dhaka amid violent protests, a source close to the embattled leader told the news agency AFP.
“She and her sister have left Ganabhaban (the Prime Minister’s official residence) for a safer place,” the source told AFP. “She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get an opportunity to do that,” the source said.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed from Bangabhaban at around 2:30pm on Monday on a military helicopter, accompanied by her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana for a "safer place.": Bangladesh media reports pic.twitter.com/cAzcRgwvul
— ANI (@ANI) August 5, 2024Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence that began last month after student groups demanded scrapping of a controversial quota system in government jobs. That escalated into a campaign to seek the ouster of Hasina, who won a fourth straight term in January in an election boycotted by the opposition.
At least 300 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in a wave of violence across the country of 170 million people as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse tens of thousands of protesters.
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