Dhaka: As violence heightened in the country, angry protestors burnt the office of the Awami League party in Dhaka. Awami League which was in power in the country under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina is drawing fire from the protestors across the country. Sheikh Hasina has left the country amid the unrest and has reached India from where she might be heading to London.
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Protests and incidents of vandalism were reported from the streets of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, a day when Shiekh Hasina tendered her resignation and left the country amidst weeks of student-led protests that escalated into violence.Visuals aired on TV, local media and social media platforms showed people ransacking Sheikh Hasina’s official residence and taking away eatables.
People were also seen storming into the parliament building and decamping with things.Shortly after the 76-year-old leader, accompanied by her sister left the country in a military helicopter Bangladesh’s military chief General. Waker-uz-Zaman urged protestors to shun violence. The army chief announced that an interim government will soon be formed.
Earlier, Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman said that Sheikh Hasina, who was elected for an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in January this year, had resigned from the post of Prime Minister.The Amry chief in a televised address said, now the political transition period is going on and an interim government will be formed. He said “all murders will be judged.” He also called on people to trust in the army and shun violence.
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