Last Updated on 05/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Sheikh Hasina government has been overthrown in Bangladesh. The student protests have taken a violent turn due to which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has had to resign and now she has left the country. Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman has said that an interim government is being formed.
Meanwhile, the local media of Bangladesh is saying that Hasina has left for India. News agency AFP has said that Hasina has reached a safe place.
Bangladesh’s leading newspaper ‘Dhaka Tribune’ has written in a report citing sources that Sheikh Hasina has left for India with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana.
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The newspaper wrote in its report, ‘Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Bangabhaban (Prime Minister’s residence) on Monday at around 2:30 pm in a military helicopter to a safe place with her sister Sheikh Rehana. According to sources, she is going to West Bengal, India.’
Meanwhile, according to news agency AFP, Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana have reached a ‘safe place’.
Hasina wanted to record a speech before leaving the country
The Bangladeshi newspaper reported that Sheikh Hasina wanted to record a speech before leaving the country. The report wrote, ‘But the situation became such that she did not get the opportunity to record the speech and had to leave the country suddenly.’
What did the army say in the press conference?
Meanwhile, Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman has addressed the nation. In his address, while calling for stopping the violence, he has said that justice will be done to those who died in the violence.
Appealing to the protesters to maintain peace, he said, “We will fulfill your demands, stay away from conflict. We have spoken to the leaders of all the parties today.”
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)