Bangladesh Protests: Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Monday after violent anti-reservation protests in Bangladesh. The former PM has now moved to a safe place after resigning. Earlier, the army had given Sheikh Hasina only 45 minutes to resign, after which she hurriedly submitted her resignation to President Mohammad Shahabuddin.
Protesters stormed Hasina's official residence
Thousands of protesters stormed Sheikh Hasina's official residence after she resigned from the post of PM. In a video going viral on social media, several protesters are seen carrying away expensive gifts and various items from their homes.
wanted to address the nation
According to news agency AFP, Hasina wanted to address the nation before leaving the country, but her security team did not accept the offer.
Interim government will run the country:
Statement of Army Chief Lieutenant General Waqar-uz-Zaman on the deep political crisis after Army Chief Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of PM. He said that now the interim government will run the country. He said that after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, a meeting was held to discuss with the army in which representatives of major political parties were present.
More than 300 died in violent protests
More than 300 people have been killed so far in the country's long-running violent protests. The protests that began late last month have turned into violent clashes between students and police. On Sunday, 100 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in clashes between police and protesters.