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Bangladesh Unrest Live Updates: Sheikh Hasina Resigns As PM Amid Massive Unrest, Say Reports

Bangladesh Unrest LIVE Updates: Tens of thousands of protesters have hit the streets and clashed with cops, demanding Hasina's resignation.

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Updated : August 05, 2024 4:39 pm IST
Dhaka:

Uncertainty looms over the future of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after Bangladesh witnessed one of its deadliest days. Tens of thousands of protesters have hit the streets and clashed with cops, demanding Hasina's resignation. At least 98 people were killed in Sunday violence, surpassing the 67 deaths reported on July 19 when students protested against the quota system for government jobs.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday. The Army chief said that the an interim government will be formed and Army will run the country.

Here are the LIVE updates on Bangladesh unrest:

Aug 05, 2024 16:39 (IST)
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Aug 05, 2024 16:36 (IST)
Who Is Waker-Uz-Zaman, Army General To Take Bangladesh Charge
Shortly after Sheikh Hasina resigned as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the Chief of Army Staff, announced that he would form the interim government. With the world's cameras pointing at him, he stood in front of a podium stating, "I am taking full responsibility."

The 76-year-old Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Ganabhaban, the palatial residence of the Bangladeshi PM while protesters stormed its premises. Read here
Aug 05, 2024 16:35 (IST)
Bangladesh Aircraft Spotted Over India. Where Is Sheikh Hasina Headed?
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned today and left the country following more than a month of deadly anti-government protests. Army chief General Waker-Us-Zaman said that an interim government would be formed.

The 76-year-old leader is said to have flown in a Bangladesh military aircraft with her sister, reports said.

Footage from airline tracker Flight Radar showed an aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force - Lockheed C-130J Hercules - flying over India. The plane was seen flying over Jharkhand. Read here
Aug 05, 2024 16:23 (IST)
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Aug 05, 2024 16:07 (IST)
Bangladeshi Protesters Vandalise Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Statue
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters defied curfew and stormed the Prime Minister's palace in capital Dhaka after reports surfaced that Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country. Read here
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Aug 05, 2024 16:06 (IST)
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Aug 05, 2024 16:00 (IST)
Bangladesh Unrest LIVE: LIC Says Its Office To Remain Shut Till August 7
Public sector LIC on Monday said its office in Bangladesh will remain closed till August 7, reported news agency PTI. 

In a regulatory filing, LIC said, "The office of LIC of Bangladesh Ltd will remain closed during the period from August 05, 2024 to August 07, 2024, due to the prevailing socio-political situation in Bangladesh." The government of Bangladesh has declared a curfew for 3 days from August 05, 2024, to August 07, 2024, LIC said
Aug 05, 2024 15:55 (IST)
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Aug 05, 2024 15:50 (IST)
Stop Murder, Stop Violence, Appeals Bangladesh Army Chief After Taking Over
End violence, will meet your demands, said Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman Monday to protesters, adding that he will form an interim government after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests. Read here
Aug 05, 2024 15:46 (IST)
Who Is Sheikh Hasina Who Once Saved Bangladesh From Military Rule
Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.

Since July, the autocratic premier has faced mass protests that began as university student-led rallies against civil service job quotas, but which have morphed into some of the worst unrest of her 15-year tenure, with opponents demanding she step down. Read here
Aug 05, 2024 15:41 (IST)
"Your Duty Is...": Sheikh Hasina's Son To Bangladesh Army Amid Clashes
The son of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the country's security forces to block any takeover from her rule as hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she quit. 

"Your duty is to keep our people safe and our country safe and to uphold the constitution," US-based Sajeeb Wazed Joy said in a post on Facebook. Read here
Aug 05, 2024 15:37 (IST)
Bangladesh Army Chief Says Will Form ''An Interim Government''
Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said Monday he will form an interim government after the prime minister resigned and fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests.

"We will form an interim government," Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding Sheikh Hasina had resigned.

Aug 05, 2024 15:29 (IST)
High Alert Along India-Bangladesh Border Due To Massive Unrest
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday issued a "high alert" across all its formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border in the wake of the developments in the neighbouring country, officials said.

BSF director general (acting) Daljit Singh Chawdhary and other senior commanders have landed in Kolkata to review the security situation, they said.

The force has directed all its field commanders to be "on ground" and "deploy all personnel on border duty immediately", a senior officer told PTI.

The leaves of all the personnel posted along the Bangladesh border were cancelled in the last few weeks after Bangladesh witnessed massive protests and now all units have been asked to "acquire an all alert posture", he said.
Aug 05, 2024 15:27 (IST)
Bangladesh Army To Run Government
In a press briefing, Bangladesh Army said, ''Business will continue as usual and interim government will be formed by army. The armed forces will take all decisions. I take all responsibility.''
Aug 05, 2024 15:24 (IST)
Bangladesh PM Fled Dhaka By Helicopter: Report
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the capital by helicopter on Monday without time to prepare as vast crowds of angry protesters demanded she quit, a source close to her told AFP.

"Her security team asked her leave, she did not find any time to prepare", the source said, adding she left first by motorcade but then was flown out, without saying her destination. "She was later evacuated on a helicopter." 
Aug 05, 2024 15:23 (IST)
Bangladesh Unrest Live: Sheikh Hasina Was Given 45 Minutes By Army To Quit, Says Report
Bangladesh Army had given an ultimatum of 45 minutes to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 45 to resign from her post, reports suggest.
Aug 05, 2024 15:08 (IST)
Watch Live: Sheikh Hasina Flees, Bangladesh Protesters Storm PM's Palace
Aug 05, 2024 15:03 (IST)
LIVE: Bangladesh PM Quits, Leaves Country Amid Clashes, Reports Reuters
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country on Monday, reported Reuters, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.
Aug 05, 2024 14:59 (IST)
Sheikh Hasina Leaves Bangladesh, Headed To West Bengal: Local Report
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Bangladesh in the face of massive protests demanding her resignation. She and her sister Rehana have left in a military helicopter and are headed to West Bengal, reports Prothom Alo citing sources.
Aug 05, 2024 14:50 (IST)
Bangladesh Protesters Storm Prime Minister's Palace: Report Cites TV Footage
Protesters have stormed the Bangladesh prime minister's palace in Dhaka, news agency AFP reported citing TV footage. 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. Sheikh Hasina has already flee the capital city in the face of mass protests demanding her resignation, according to a source close to her. 



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