The prime minister fled after weeks of protests in Bangladesh / Photo: The Times of Israel
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed at an Indian airport on Monday after being forced to flee the country and resign from office following weeks of street violence during student protests that have left more than 300 dead.
“Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed at Hindon airbase in a C-130 aircraft,” Indian news agency ANI quoted official sources as saying the plane “was monitored by the Indian Air Force and security agencies since its entry into Indian airspace.”
Hindon Airport is located on the outskirts of New Delhi.
Hasina resigned as prime minister and left Bangladesh on Monday after weeks of student protests, Bangladesh army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said as he announced the formation of an interim government.
Thousands of people had gathered outside the prime minister’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday. After news of her departure was made public, many of them entered the building, according to television images.
The protesters had taken to the streets despite the curfew ordered by the government last night, in response to a day of violence due to student protests that began peacefully five weeks ago, but ended up turning violent amid complaints about harsh police repression.
The student protests began to demand an end to public employment quotas they consider discriminatory in one of the world’s poorest countries, but ended with demands for the resignation of Hasina and her government after the deaths of protesters.
Hasina took office in January for her fourth consecutive term after clearly winning an election that was boycotted by the opposition.
New Delhi / EFE
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2024-08-07 12:31:00