Sheikh Hasina, who served 20 years as the prime minister of Bangladesh, reportedly fled from the country. This was after she submitted her resignation amid a deadly protest due to a quota system. She arrived at Agartala, India on Monday.
Hasina and her younger sibling, Sheikh Rehana, left Bangabhaban, Bangladesh on a helicopter around 2:30 p.m. on Monday. The news agency AFP reported that they reached a safe location. Later on, an Indian media house reported that she had landed at Agartala, the capital of Tripura, India.
In between the unusual speculations of Sheikh Hasina resigning, and departing from Bangladesh, the country’s chief of Army Staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman, confirms that she has left the country after the post-resignation. He also announced that an interim government with a coalition of all parties will be formed soon.
In a press conference the Army Staff General reported the Dhaka Tribune saying, “After holding a fruitful discussion with all political parties, we have decided to form an interim government. We will speak with President Mohammed Shahabuddin now to resolve the situation,”
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The media reports claimed that Hasina wanted to arrange a press conference for an official announcement about her resignation; however, she did not receive an opportunity to do so.
A police official said that more than 300 people lost their lives amid the anti-government protest. On Monday, the protest turned more critical after several individuals attacked the Prime Minister’s palace.
A widespread internet shutdown was also reported amid the deadly protests. However, later, the broadband and 4G internet services were restored amid the violence on Saturday afternoon.
The internet outage monitor, Netblocks, reported, “high impact to mobile networks.”
Why are Bangladesh citizens protesting?
While the students were initially protesting to the High Court to reinstate a controversial government job quota system, it later gave preferential treatment to the Veteran families who were a part of Bangladesh’s war in 1971.
The details of Sheikh Hasina’s ultimatum have not been disclosed yet.
