Shortly after Hasina left in a military helicopter, the army chief said in a televised address that the 76-year-old politician had left the country and that an interim government would be formed.
His prime minister BangladeshSheikh Hasina, he resigned on Monday and left the countryfollowing the most violent incidents the South Asian country has seen since its founding in 1947, during which hundreds of protesters lost their lives.
Shortly after Hasina left the prime minister’s residence in a military helicopter with her sister, army chief General Waker-Us-Zaman confirmed in a televised address that the 76-year-old politician had left the country and that an interim government would be formed.
He added that “he will form a temporary government” after consultation with the country’s president.
He also called on the protesters to return to their homes and asked for some time to find a solution.
Sheikh Hasina boarded a military helicopter which took her to India.
CNN-News18 reported that the former prime minister landed a short while ago in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala.
According to Intelligence sources, India will offer safe passage to Sheikh Hasina.
Television footage showed thousands of people pouring into the streets of Dhaka, celebrating and shouting slogans. Thousands also stormed Hasina’s official residence, raising their fists and forming the victory sign.
Footage showed crowds in the living rooms of the residence and some could be seen carrying televisions, chairs and tables through one of the country’s most protected buildings.
“Leave the country, leave the country,” some shouted.
Protesters in Dhaka climbed atop a large statue of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s father, and began hacking its head with an axe.
Students had called for a march on the capital Dhaka on Monday, defying a nationwide curfew to pressure Hasina to step down, a day after deadly clashes across the country killed nearly 100 people. About 150 people have been killed in protests over the past month.
On Monday, at least six people were killed in clashes between police and protesters, the Daily Star newspaper reported. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
Bangladesh has been gripped by protests and violence since last month, after student groups demanded the scrapping of a controversial government job quota system.
That escalated into a campaign to unseat Hasina, who won a fourth consecutive term in January in elections boycotted by the opposition.
Source :Skai
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