[🇧🇩] Bangladeshi PM Hasina Flees country amid deadly riots

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/05/bangladesh-pm-flees-riots/

The prime minister of Bangladesh has fled the country for a "safer place" amid violent protests demanding her resignation.

Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters stormed the palace of Sheikh Hasina in the capital of Dhaka on Monday.

Local network Channel 24 broadcast images of crowds running into the premier's official residence in the capital, waving to the camera as they celebrated.

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PM resigned, interim govt to be formed: Army chief

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and an interim government will be formed to run the country, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said

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PM resigned, interim govt to be formed: Army chief

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and an interim government will be formed to run the country, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said today.

The Bangladesh army chief made the announcement while addressing the nation in the afternoon.

The army chief said in a televised address that Hasina had resigned earlier in the day.

The development comes in the wake of unprecedented violence that saw roughly 300 people killed in the space of two weeks.

He reassured everyone that justice would be ensured for each of the killings. General Waker said it was now everyone's responsibility to remain calm.

"Together, we hope to go towards a better situation," he said addressing the media.

"I am taking full responsibility," the general said.

"The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been hit, many people have been killed -- it is time to stop the violence."

"I hope after my speech, the situation will improve."

He said he would talk to the president to form the interim government and had held talks with the main opposition parties and civil society members -- but not the Awami League.

"If the situation gets better, there is no need for emergency", he said, vowing that the new authorities would "prosecute all murders" following weeks of deadly protests.

"Now the task of the students is to keep calm and help us," he said.​

 

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President urges all to protect lives and properties

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked all including the army to normalise the law and order situation in the country

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President urges all to protect lives and properties

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked all including the army to normalise the law and order situation in the country.

"I ask the armed forces to take strict action to protect the lives and properties of the people," the president, also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Division, told a televised address to the nation.

The head of state urged everyone to come forward to ensure communal harmony and security of minorities. He also urged all to protect government properties.

He requested everyone to play an effective role in keeping the country's economy, administration and industries running.

Shahabuddin assured to open the educational institutions soon subject to discussions with agitating student representatives and teachers.

Besides, he said, those who are involved in killings and violence, they will be brought under the law through neutral investigations.

The president said according to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the current parliament will be dissolved immediately.

"All office courts in the country will function normally from tomorrow," he added.

President Shahabuddin informed the countrymen that "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has submitted her resignation letter to the me (President) today [Monday] and I have accepted it."

The prime minister's resignation and the situation created in the anti-discrimination student movement were discussed today at Bangabhaban with the chiefs the three forces, leaders of various political parties and civil society representatives and some coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement.

At the outset, the president was apprised by the army chief of the overall situation and the discussions with the political parties.

In the meeting, an obituary motion was adopted in memory of the victims of the anti-discrimination student movement. Besides, it was decided to form an interim government on an urgent basis.

The president said the interim government should be formed in consultation with all parties and stakeholders for holding a general polls as soon as possible.

He said all the prisoners, including those detained in the anti-discrimination student movement and various false cases, will be released.

He also said compensation should be paid to the families of the victims and all necessary assistance should be provided for the proper treatment of the injured ones.

The president said it was unanimously decided to release BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.​

 

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US urges calm in Bangladesh, salutes army role

The United States called yesterday for calm in Bangladesh after long-ruling leader Sheikh Hasina fled, and saluted the military for forming an interim government instead of cracking down further on protesters

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US urges calm in Bangladesh, salutes army role

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The United States called yesterday for calm in Bangladesh after long-ruling leader Sheikh Hasina fled, and saluted the military for forming an interim government instead of cracking down further on protesters.

"We urge all parties to refrain from further violence. Too many lives have been lost over the course of the past several weeks, and we urge calm and restraint in the days ahead," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

Hasina had sought to quell nationwide protests against her government since early July but she fled the country after nearly 100 people were killed on Sunday.

Miller said that the United States had seen reports that the army refused pressure to crack down further on student-led demonstrations.

"If it is true in fact that the army resisted calls to crack down on lawful protesters, that would be a positive development," he said.

"We welcome the announcement of an interim government and urge any transition be conducted in accordance with Bangladesh's laws," he said.

Asked if the military should choose the next leadership, Miller said, "We want to see the Bangladeshi people decide the future Bangladeshi government."

He said that the United States also was "deeply saddened about the reports of human rights abuses, casualties and injuries over the weekend and past weeks."

"It is vital that we have full and transparent investigations to ensure accountability for these deaths," Miller said.

Hasina largely had a productive relationship with the United States, which saw her as a partner on priorities such as countering Islamist extremism and sheltering Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

But the United States had increasingly criticised her for autocratic tendencies and imposed visa sanctions over concerns on democracy.​