Protests in Bangladesh: the prime minister left the country, the crowd occupied his residence
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to neighboring India. The country continues to experience mass protests that have killed hundreds of people. Chief of Army Staff General Waqer-Uz-Zaman announced the formation of the interim government.
Chief of Army Staff, General Waqer-Uz-Zaman, in his address to the country's population , confirmed the resignation of the prime minister.
H asina 's helicopter it is said that he flew to neighboring India , where he was promised security .
Waqer-uz-Zaman announced the formation of the interim government.
He said that he had a meeting with President Mohammad Shahabeddin. He noted that he spoke with the opposition political parties.
He noted that it is not yet known who will lead the government.
The general also promised justice for the entire people of Bangladesh , which the protesters have been demanding for the past few weeks .
On Monday, thousands of mobs broke into the Prime Minister's residence " Ganobhaban " and also the residence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in Dhanmondi district of the capital and organized looting . Demonstrators also occupied the country's parliament building.
At least 90 people were killed in clashes between police and protesters demanding Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Sunday.
Among the dead are 13 policemen. They were killed in an attack on a police station in Sirajganj, 100 km north of Dhaka.
Let's recall that in July, large-scale protests began in the country after the government's decision to allocate a 30 percent quota for civil service to the families of the war of independence participants. The protests led to the ouster of Hasina, who has ruled for 15 years and was last re-elected to a fourth term in January this year.
More than 280 people have been killed since the mass protests began. After riots that left hundreds dead, the country's Supreme Court struck down job quotas.
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