Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasinaresigned on Monday and left the country, according to Canala 24 television, after weeks of widespread violence on the streets for the student protests that have caused almost 300 deaths.
Hasina left the country by military helicopter at 2:30 p.m. local time (08:30 GMT), accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, local media Prothom Alo reported. Sources cited by the outlet said they left for West Bengal in India.
Thousands of people had gathered outside the prime minister’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday. After news of her departure was made public, many of them entered the building, according to television images.
The Bangladeshi Channel Channel 24 He showed Images of dozens of citizens at the official residence, Ganabhaban, Taking furniture, refrigerators and dishes in a victorious atmosphereMany of them stopped to wave to the television cameras, arms raised after months of protests.
Protesters had taken to the streets despite a government-ordered curfew last night, in response to a day of violence in the context of student protests that began five weeks ago. Broadband and mobile internet services were also disrupted on Monday for about two hours, according to independent cybersecurity watchdog NetBlocks.
Bangladesh Army Chief is expected to Waker-Uz-Zaman, please make a statement in the next few hours.
Hasina’s resignation comes after five weeks of student protests that began peacefully but turned violent amid complaints of harsh police repression of demonstrators.
Nearly 300 people, mostly students and civilians, were killed during these violent clashes. that plunged Bangladesh into chaos.
The student protests They started to Demand an end to public employment quotas that they consider discriminatory in one of the poorest countries in the world, but ended up demanding the resignation of Hasina and her government after the deaths of the protesters.
Hasina took office in January for her fourth consecutive term after clearly winning an election that was boycotted by the opposition.
