Bangladesh: Protesters storm prime minister’s palace
More anti-government protests are occurring in Bangladesh, a day after violent clash
es claimed dozens of lives. Reports are emerging that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka and resigned amid the unrest.
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Crowd of protesters in Dhaka
Bangladesh is in the grips of some of the worst unrest in 15 yearsImage: Sazzad Hossain/DW
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Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters stormed the palace of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the capital, Dhaka on Monday, a day after dozens of people were killed in violent unrest.
Bangladesh’s Channel 24 broadcast images of crowds running into the premier’s official residence in the capital, waving to the camera as they celebrated.
Protesting students had called for a march to the capital on Monday in defiance of a nationwide curfew.
The South Asian country
residence The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has informed it in a circular.
The ISPR said, till then, the public has been requested to refrain from violence and exercise patience.The military has issued an indefinite curfew, as protesters calling for Bangladesh’s government to step down clash with police and ruling party activists in Dhaka and other cities.Large groups of protesters packed into Dhaka’s central Shahbagh Square, with street battles erupting at multiple locations in the capital as well as in other cities, police said.
Protest organizers had urged people not to pay taxes and utility bills and not show up for work in a show of “non-cooperation” with the government.According to sources, they were heading to West Bengal
Sheikh Hasina intended to record a speech but did not get the opportunity to do so. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed from Bangabhaban at around 2:30pm on Monday on a military helicopter, accompanied by her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana for a “safer place.”
Meanwhile, according to sources, they were heading to West Bengal, India.
Meanwhile, AFP reported that Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana had reached a safe location.
Sheikh Hasina intended to record a speech before her departure but did not get the opportunity to do so.
