Exclusive- Bangladesh Prime Minister Fled And Resigned

Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has fled and resigned from the country after week-long protests that went out of control. The protestors attacked her official residence in Bangladesh after which she had to leave on an army helicopter.

A total of 300 people are reported dead in the week-long protests. Hasina has landed in India after her resignation, confirmed by Bangladesh High Commission Officials in Delhi.

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A leading newspaper of the country cited that the Bangladesh Prime Minister along with her sister have fled to India to take refuge at the moment. It seemed as if the situation in Bangladesh was out of hand and she wanted a “safe shelter” amidst the chaos.

Bangladeshi officials have also endorsed that “she and her sister have left Ganabhaban (PM’s official residence) for a safer place”. They added that she wanted to have her speech recorded but she was not able to do so.

Not only did the protests span over a period of seven days, the riots resulted in 95 people dead, including 14 police officers as well. The clashes on Sunday were entirely unmanageable where hundreds of people were also injured and needed instant medical attention.

The protests took the shape of frenzied riots when the students began to ask to put an end to the quota system for government jobs, as declared by the government itself. The police and demonstrators had a face-off on the roads of Bangladesh that took the shape of a mob each day, lingering on for seven days.

The aftermath of Bangladesh Prime Minister’s decision havoc

The repercussions were seen in the form of pro-government activists that escalated into violence, leaving more than 200 dead in the last month. The protestors of Jatrabari and Dhaka Medical College resulted in the death of at least six people on the roads.

The consequences led to higher pressure on Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Miss Hasina who has been in power and running the country since 2009. She was compelled by the protestors to step down, which was one of the strongest demands of the demonstrators to highlight stronger accountability from her side.

The protestors did not stop there. They decided to march to her residence asking her to resign on Monday, at which point she fled and resigned today, as per the protestors’ vows.

Bangladeshi newspapers have reported it to be one of the worst violence incidents in the last five decades in the history of any South Asian country.

The Army Chief of Bangladesh, Wakar uz Zaman, held a press conference and asserted that the army needs to take the “matter of the country” in their hands now, especially in the middle of current bedlam. They would have to hold talks with the rest of the political parties of the country to formulate an interim government after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, he reaffirmed.

Wakar uz Zaman is also planning to address the nation after the greater number of killings that seem uncontrollable at present. He knows that this is the worst time in the country that has seen anti-government demonstrations in his history. He was particularly referring to the era of the five times elected PM who was now forced to flee and resign by the protestors.

Earlier, Bangladeshi officials themselves were confused about the political future of the country. Law Minister, Anisul Huq said, “You see, the situation is very volatile. What is happening, I myself don’t know”. The international media were considering Hasina’s resignation as a “possibility”.

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