Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country after 100s of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations demanding her ouster.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster.
Hasina had left the country for her own safety at the insistence of her family, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy told the BBC World Service. "The country is going through a revolutionary period," said Zaman, 58, who had taken over as army chief only on June 23. Hasina, 76, landed at a military airfield Hindon near Delhi, two Indian government officials told Reuters, adding that India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met her there. They did not elaborate on her stay or plans.
The protests escalated into a campaign demanding the overthrow of Hasina, and were met by a violent crackdown in which about 250 people have been killed and thousands injured. Zia, 78, who has twice been prime minister, has been in jail since she was convicted in a graft case in February 2018. Her health has been deteriorating and she was moved to a hospital in 2019.
The United States urged the interim government formation process to be democratic and inclusive and encouraged all parties to refrain from further violence and restore peace as quickly as possible. On Monday, at least 56 people were killed in violence across the country, AFP reported. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
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