Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, amid massive protests against her government that has killed more than 106 people since Sunday. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said he will form an interim government. Massive protests erupted against Hasina’s government over a controversial quota system that reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971. Track all the live updates on Bangladesh crisis here with DH.
Last Updated : 05 August 2024, 16:26 IS
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Meghalaya imposes night curfew along its border with Bangladesh amid turmoil in neighbouring country: Deputy CM.
14:2505 Aug 2024
Protesters take over Parliament
11:4805 Aug 2024
Protesters storm Hasina’s official residence after her departure as PM
11:3505 Aug 2024
Protesters vandalise statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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India has suspended all train services with Bangladesh, Reuters reported quoting Indian Railways Spokesperson.
10:1605 Aug 2024
Sheikh Hasina has landed in India, CNN News18 said citing sources. It further said that the Indian govt has agreed to offer safe passage to Hasina.
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, Hindus are being slaughtered in various parts of the neighbouring country and more than one crore refugees are likely to enter West Bengal soon. (PTI)
Bangladesh President orders release of jailed ex-PM and opposition chief Khaleda Zia. (AFP)
People throw wooden furniture into the fire that was set on a vehicle inside the Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister’s residence, after the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024.
The Indo-Bangladesh border region in West Bengal has been put on high alert on Monday following the ongoing unrest in the neighbouring country, officials said. The Assam government too on Monday issued “high alert” to all its districts sharing border with the neighbouring country, a senior official said. Assam’s Karimganj, Cachar, Dhubri and South Salmara-Mankachar districts share 267.5 km of international border with Bangladesh. (PTI)
The European Union on Monday called for an “orderly and peaceful” transition to democratic rule in Bangladesh, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled protests and the military took over. (AFP)
Published 05 August 2024, 09:57 IS
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