Photos: Thousands of Bangladeshis out on streets to celebrate Sheikh Hasina’s departure
Nation’s army chief to soon meet president, says an interim administration will be constituted.
BenarNews staff
Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, stepped down from the top post and fled the country, cutting short her fourth consecutive term in power after nearly 15 years at the helm of the South Asian nation.
Rights groups had accused the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s first president, of ruling with an iron hand, silencing criticism and dissent, and using state machinery to do her bidding.
Hasina’s resignation came after at least 98 people had been killed nationwide on Sunday, following a civil disobedience campaign over the killings of at least 200 demonstrators during an earlier phase of protests last month.
Protesters set fire to the central office of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in the nation’s capital, Aug. 5, 2024. [Md. Hasan/BenarNews] Bangladeshis storm and raid the official residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country, Aug. 5, 2024. [Sony Ramany/BenarNews] Some Bangladeshis form a circle to protect some items raided from the National Parliament building, Aug. 5, 2024. [Jibon Ahmed/BenarNews] Thousands gather at the National Parliament Building after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid mass protests, Aug. 5, 2024. [Sony Ramany/BenarNews] Quota reform student protesters defy a government-imposed curfew and raise the Bangladesh flag in Dhaka, Aug. 5, 2024. [Md. Hasan/BenarNews] Protesters set fire to a car along the streets of Dhaka's Asad Gate Aug. 5, 2024. [Sony Ramany/Benarnews] Protesters raise the Bangladesh flag as they stand on the Anti-Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture after Sheikh Hasina Wazed resigned and fled the country, Aug. 5, 2024. [Md. Hasan/BenarNews]
