Guwahati: In the wake of massive protests in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned and fled the country, several news reports said. Over 106 lives in the last two days.
As per PTI, protesters stormed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, with her whereabouts currently unknown. Demonstrators defied a military curfew to march through the capital, escalating the political crisis.
BBC reported that Hasina left on a helicopter for Agartala in Tripura.
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The Associated Press said she has resigned but gave no other details. However, the Ministry of External Affairs or local officials in Agartala refused to confirm the report.
Tripura Home Secretary P.K. Chakravarty told PTI “we have no such information”.
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