New Delhi, Aug 05: Following the recent upsurge in violence between demonstrators and supporters of the Awami League in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has tendered her resignation. According to media sources, she departed the country on Monday as more people were killed in some of the worst acts of violence since the South Asian nation’s founding more than 50 years ago.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vacated Dhaka amid violent protests that continued to escalate on Monday (August 5) demanding her resignation, and left for a safe place, officials said. The protesters stormed prime minister’s palace, local media reported.
The clashes broke out Sunday morning when protesters attending the non-cooperation programme under the banner of the Students Against Discrimination with the one-point demand of Hasina’s resignation over a job quota system faced opposition from the supporters of the ruling Awami League, Chhatra League, and Jubo League activists.
At least 101 people, including 14 policemen, were killed in clashes on Sunday, leading Bengali-language newspaper Prothom Alo reported. The violence forced authorities to cut off mobile internet and enforce a nationwide curfew for an indefinite period.
At least six people were killed during clashes between police and protesters in Jatrabari and Dhaka Medical College areas, The Daily Star newspaper said.
Some students from various educational institutions gathered at Dhaka Central Shaheed Minar before and after 10 am to participate in the ‘March to Dhaka’ programme, prompting the police to fire tear gas shells to disperse them.
