Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ended on August 5 as she fled weeks of deadly protests and landed in India amid the military announcing that it would form an interim government, Report informs referring to News18.
Since early July, Hasina had sought to quell nationwide protests against her government, but she fled after a brutal day of unrest on Sunday in which nearly 100 people died.
In a broadcast to the nation on state television, Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Monday that Hasina had resigned and the military would form an interim government. “The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been hit, many people have been killed — it is time to stop the violence,” Waker said. “I hope after my speech, the situation will improve.”
Hasina, 76, fled the country by helicopter, shortly after protesters had stormed her palace in Dhaka. She landed in Agartala, India, a short while ago.