A file picture of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who resigned from her position, on Monday. (ANI Photo)
Bangladesh News Highlights: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post following violent protests in the country. Hasina fled the country in a chopper as a mob entered the prime minister’s palace on Monday evening. Protestors were seen celebrating the PM’s resignation, while the Bangladesh Army ensured that an interim government will take charge shortly.…Read More
At least 98 people were killed on Sunday due to violent clashes in the student protests against quota reforms in the country. The total death toll is at least 300 according to police and doctors, reported AFP.
India has advised its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh until further notice with the renewed student protests demanding PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.
• The protests began last month, when the Bangladesh high court ruled in favour of reinstating a 30 per cent quota in government jobs for descendants of freedom fighters.
• After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina refused to meet the students’ demands to reverse the order, the protests intensified, leading to clashes with police and government supporting groups.
• Over 200 people were killed and several injured during the movement in July. The government had also cut off all connectivity through broadband or internet for 11 days, which was slowly restored after a while.
• The protests had reduced for a while as talks began with the government but started again as students called for a nationwide civil disobedience movement and asked PM Sheikh Hasina to step down from her position.
• Students are demanding a public apology from Hasina for the deaths and the removal of several of her ministers. They also want the government to reopen schools and universities, which have been closed since the protests intensified.