Bangladesh PM flees country amid deadly protests; army announces interim govt.
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country amid mounting deadly protests against her government’s policies and drawn-out reign in power.
The 76-year-old left the capital Dhaka on a military helicopter alongside her sister on Monday.
Various news outlets said she had fled to India to seek refuge there.
The protests began last month after the country reintroduced a so-called quota scheme that reserved more than half of all government jobs for certain groups.
The rallies, however, spun into massive demonstrations urging an end to Hasina’s 15-year grip on power.
At least 300 people have reportedly been killed in the demonstrations, the most violent to be witnessed by the country in over five decades.
The most deadly of the rallies took place on Sunday, when at least 94 people, including 14 police officers, lost their lives.
Security forces had supported Hasina's government throughout the unrest. On Sunday, however, they did not intervene in several cases.
Their non-cooperation came after General Ikbal Karim Bhuiyan, a former army chief, demanded that the government "immediately" withdraw troops and make way for the protests.
Also on Monday, Bangladesh's current army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said he would form an interim government.
"We will form an interim government," Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television.
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