Rajesh Kumar Singh\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nHasina, meanwhile, landed at a military airfield near New Delhi on Monday after leaving Dhaka and met India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the Indian Express newspaper reported. The report said Hasina was taken to a safe house and is likely to travel to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
The 76-year-old was elected for a fourth consecutive term in a January vote that was boycotted by her main opponents. Thousands of opposition members were jailed before the polls, and the US and the UK denounced the result as not credible, though the government defended it.<\/p>\n
Hasina had cultivated ties with powerful countries, including both neighbouring India and China. But relations with the US and other Western nations have been strained over lost civic freedoms in the predominantly Muslim nation of 170 million people.<\/p>\n
Her political opponents have previously accused her of growing increasingly autocratic and have blamed the unrest on that authoritarian streak. In total, she served more than 20 years, longer than any other female head of government.<\/p>\n
Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, told the BBC that he doubted his mother would make a political comeback, as she has in the past, saying she was \"so disappointed after all her hard work\".<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1722923634,"updatedAt":1723539856,"publishedAt":1722926017,"firstPublishedAt":1722926017,"lastPublishedAt":1722928559,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/63\/19\/78\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_97b99b1b-e0a8-549e-a859-41ca81aa749c-8631978.jpg","altText":"People shout slogans as they take part in a protest against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.","caption":"People shout slogans as they take part in a protest against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Rajib Dhar\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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resignation would end a 15-year rule in power, as thousands of protesters have stormed her official residence, defying a military curfew put in place after weeks of protests. \n\nSocial media has shown videos of the leader boarding a military helicopter and reported that the country's military chief, General Walker-uz-Zaman, has announced his intentions to seek the president's guidance on forming an interim government. \n\nWaker-uz-Zaman has called on protesters to \"stay calm\" to restore peace in the country. \n\nHe has also announced his intentions for an investigation into the deadly police crackdowns on protests, which have killed over 200 demonstrators. \n\nBangladesh has been rocked by largely student-led protests that started in late June over a quota system for government jobs.\n\nUnder the system, 30% of jobs were reserved for families of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence against Pakistan in 1971. \n\nAlthough starting peacefully, the protests turned 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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country on Monday, according to multiple outlets citing her aides.<\/p>\n
Her resignation would end a 15-year rule in power, as thousands of protesters have stormed her official residence, defying a military curfew put in place after weeks of protests. <\/p>\n
Social media has shown videos of the leader boarding a military helicopter and reported that the country's military chief, General Walker-uz-Zaman, has announced his intentions to seek the president's guidance on forming an interim government. <\/p>\n
Waker-uz-Zaman has called on protesters to \"stay calm\" to restore peace in the country. <\/p>\n
He has also announced his intentions for an investigation into the deadly police crackdowns on protests, which have killed over 200 demonstrators. <\/p>\n