Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country
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Dhaka (Bangladesh) – As the ongoing protests against reservation in Bangladesh took a violent turn on 4th August, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on the afternoon of 5th August handing over the resignation of her post of to the President. Her sister Rehana also accompanied her. Sheikh Hasina is travelling to London via India in a Bangladesh military aircraft. After Sheikh Hasina left the country, violent protesters stormed the Prime Minister’s residence in Dhaka and started looting there. The statue of Hasina’s father and former Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was also vandalised. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman addressed the citizens and informed them about the incident. He also announced that the army would form an interim Government. General Zaman did not say anything about Hasina leaving the country.
Sheikh Hasina resigns as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh; leaves the country and reaches India.
▫️#Bangladesh army to form the interim government.
▫️Violent protesters broke into and looted the Prime Minister’s residence.
▫️The statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman vandalized.… pic.twitter.com/QZZIHE8BKO
— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) August 5, 2024
Students should stop the protest and return home
General Zaman said there is no need to impose curfew or emergency in the country. We will resolve the current dilemma by tonight (5th August). In light of the current situation in Bangladesh, the army will form an interim Government. As the Chief of Army Staff, I take full responsibility for the violence that broke out across the country. My appeal to the protestors is to withdraw their protest. The army will conduct its own investigation into the killings across the country in the past few weeks. He urged the protesting students to stop the protests and return home.
Indian Army on Bangladesh border alerted
Owing to the instability in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force has been ordered to remain alert along the Bangladesh border. Reportedly, there is a possibility of a large number of refugees crossing over to India from this border. Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said that such refugees are welcome. It was opposed by the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
| What is the case ?
Sheikh Hasina Government had declared to reserve 30% seats in Government jobs in Bangladesh for relatives of 1971 war heroes, which started getting a lot of opposition from the youth. Youth took to the streets and protested. A month ago, many people died in these protests. When the matter went to the Supreme Court, the Court reduced the reservation from 30% to 5%, only 3% of which was for the relatives of heroes. Later, protest marches were held to protest the atrocities committed by the Police and Government security forces. This led to violence again on 4th August and more than 100 people died. Against this backdrop, the Government imposed an indefinite curfew across the country, while on the other hand, the angry mob organised protest marches. The mob was constantly demanding the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. Ultimately, Hasina resigned and fled the country. |
| Editorial Perspective
Looking at the volatile political situation in India’s neighbours i.e., Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and now Bangladesh, India needs to stay even more alert. |