5 August 2024 at 11:14 Media: Prime Minister of Bangladesh resigns Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns. This is confirmed by both the Bangladesh embassy in India and a source in the army, according to Reuters. Thousands of protesters are said to have also entered the prime minister’s residence, reports Reuters. Earlier on Monday, the news agency reported that she left the country in a military helicopter. Violent demonstrations have rocked Bangladesh in recent weeks and 300 people have died. The protesters are demanding a change in the quota system where one in three public posts is reserved for family members of people who fought in Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation war.
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