Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has resigned from her position.
According to Indian media, the Bangladeshi Army Chief had given Prime Minister Hasina Wajed a 45-minute deadline to resign.
The Indian media reports that Prime Minister Hasina Wajed and her sister have been moved from their official residence to a safe location.
The report indicates that the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh will address the nation shortly.
Bangladesh Army Chief Waqar Uz Zaman is scheduled to address the nation at 3 PM local time, which will be at 2 PM Pakistani time.
According to the report, a Bangladeshi military official stated that the Army Chief is in discussions with some stakeholders regarding the current situation in the country.
In Bangladesh, at least 90 people have been killed, and hundreds injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and the police. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the country and moved to a safe location.
Sources have told the BBC that she departed for the Indian city of Agartala in a helicopter. According to the AFP news agency, the Bangladeshi Prime Minister has left Dhaka for a safe location. Meanwhile, sources have informed Reuters that Sheikh Hasina and her sister have been taken to a ‘safe location’.
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Reports indicate that thousands of protesters have stormed the official residence of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister.
The address by Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Waqar Uz Zaman is expected shortly. Army troops have been deployed across the country, including in Dhaka.
The student civil disobedience movement continues in the country, with demands for Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.
A long march towards the capital city Dhaka is expected, during which internet services have been suspended.
Among the dead are at least 13 police officers. A curfew has been imposed throughout the country to prevent further violent incidents.
The student protests, which began in July, were initially against the quota system in government jobs but quickly turned into an anti-government movement.
So far, at least 280 people have been killed in the violent incidents in Bangladesh.
