Army Has Taken Over And Interim Govt To Be Formed: Bangladesh Army Chief
Nationwide protests have broke out in Bangladesh and the PM has reportedly resigned from the office and has left Bangladesh. Bangladesh Army Chief Waker Uz Zaman addressed the country and said that Sheikh Hasina has resigned and the Army has taken over the machinery. Interim Government is to be formed now, the army chief said. According to the chief, the interim government will be ready by today.
The Bangladesh army chief asked people to cooperate and refrain from violence.
The Video of a helicopter carrying the former Bangladeshi PM can be seen in the videos circulated online. As per the media reports. Hasina is expected to arrive in Delhi before leaving for London from there.
Video of helicopter carrying Bangladesh PM Hasina out of the capital city, Dhaka.pic.twitter.com/SlaVFA68k7
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Hundreds of people can be seen in visuals that are coming out of Dhaka through the media reports. Bangladeshi TV is showing the riots of people taking place currently.
Bangladesh Coup: Here are the 10 major points
- Former PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned from her office.
- Army has taken over the country.
- Interim government will be formed by the today’s evening.
- As per the current reports, Salimullah Khan and Asif Nazrul are going to lead the Interim government after PM Hasina.
- Hundreds of people have stormed into Ganobhaban, the official residence of Bangladesh PM.
- According to the reports, former PM is likely to go to London via Delhi.
- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been the longest-serving Muslim woman PM of Bangladesh since 2009.
- Visuals of statue of Bangladesh’s father of nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of former PM Sheikh Hasina are being torn down in the country by the protestors.
- Offices of Awami League have also been burnt down in Bangladesh.
- India issues several advisories for its nationals living in Bangladesh.
South Asia as a region has faced several political crises in the last couple of years including a coup in Myanmar in 2021, the Fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, protests in Sri Lanka in 2022, and Bangladesh protest in 2024.
