Hasina escaped her palace in a military helicopter on Monday, a source told AFP. Hordes of protesters have marched through the capital Dhaka and broken into the palace. There are now thousands of people, write the Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo Daily. Picture from the TV channel Channel 24 shows the same. Deadly demonstrations The protests in Bangladesh in recent weeks have been among the most violent since the country became an independent state over 50 years ago. They started as a student protest against a controversial quota system for jobs in the Bangladeshi administration, but quickly developed to become larger and more polarised. Published 05/08/2024, at 11.20 Updated 05.08.2024, at 11.25
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