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Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country following weeks of deadly demonstrations.

The removal of Hasina on Monday followed weeks of deadly protests and appears to have averted the threat of further bloodshed. The focus now moves to who will control the South Asian country.

In an address to the nation, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government will now run Bangladesh and called for calm.

Hasina, who ruled the country for close to two decades, boarded a military helicopter on Monday, an aide told Al Jazeera, as huge crowds ignored a national curfew to storm her palace in Dhaka.

Her resignation came after 300 people died in weeks of protest that the authorities sought to crush. A night of deadly violence on Sunday killed close to 100 and a curfew was called.

The streets were patrolled by soldiers on Monday. However, protesters remained defiant and called for a march on Dhaka as crowds swelled in the capital.

Huge numbers then stormed the prime minister’s palace, preventing Hasina from delivering a speech. By early afternoon, the mood on the street had turned to one of celebration after the news of the premier’s departure spread.

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Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury, reporting from Shahbagh Square – the epicentre of the student protests that began last month – said he has “never witnessed something like this” in the capital.

“Everybody is celebrating, not just students – people from all walks of life. They said this had to happen, there was nothing we could say, democracy was squeezed and now we are free,” Chowdhury said.

The message from the protesters is that whoever comes to power next “will now know that they won’t tolerate any kind of dictatorship or mismanagement and that the students will decide”, he added.

Bangladesh suffered many years of military rule in the 1970s and 80s following the war that secured its independence from Pakistan in 1971, and many are wary of the danger of a return.

Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman was eager to try to reassure the country. He urged citizens to keep trust in the army, which, he said, would return peace to the country.

“We will also ensure that justice is served for every death and crime that occurred during the protests,” he said, calling on the public to exercise patience and cease any acts of violence and vandalism.

“We have invited representatives from all major political parties, and they have accepted our invitation and committed to collaborating with us,” the general added.

The military has a “very tough job ahead”, Irene Khan, a UN special rapporteur, said.

“We are all hoping that the transition would be peaceful and that there will be accountability for all the human rights violations that have taken place,” Khan told Al Jazeera.

Protests in the country started a month ago over a controversial government job quota scheme. The government responded by shutting down universities and using the police and military to crack down on protesters.

Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew and cut off access to phones and the internet. The protests continued, and the country’s top court ruled that the highly contested quotas should be scaled back from 30 percent to 5 percent, with 3 percent for relatives of veterans.

It came to no avail. The demonstration movement had morphed into an unprecedented and nationwide uprising demanding the resignation of Hasina and accountability for those killed.

“Bangladesh has, of course, an enormous task ahead,” said Khan. “It is not the poster child of sustainable development any more. The previous government had driven this country into despair, and there would be a lot of hard work to do to build it up but most of all I think it’s extremely important that the army respect human rights.”

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She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh. Having served for a combined total of over 20 years, she was the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh. Before leaving office in 2024, she was the world's longest-serving female head of government.

Goodbye the Iron Lady of Asia.

Protest neva start for Nigeria, senators don close house japa.
Tinubu and the psychopants around him on seeing this, go de pee for bodi.

No be to grab power by all means open mouth on 1st day with " subsidy is gone"! Na to show working.

Tinubu , if you are clueless on what to do, humble yourself, carry shettima for right hand, chain akpabio for left hand and get out.

This is to tell you that if the people unite they can break the unbreakable and truly truly the power belongs to the people.

Brain dead agbadorians now will be "oh!!! she's a woman that's why she ran to India" forgetting that this woman is far more stronger, well experienced than the self acclaimed accountant of iragbiji, but she still succumbed. Make Tinubu de play.

Meanwhile, the fake self acclaimed accountant who developed and built Lagos right now

This will be the fate of Tinubu if he keep ignoring protesters demand

Hand go touch everybody

Dey play

Anything that will chase APC away from Nigeria is welcome. I can't wait for that day but e b like say we still dey learn how to protest.

Wow but this isn't the way na

All these third world countries sef and their week presidents

Japa to avoid stories that touch. Hunger have caused many revolution politicians don't learn before this Bangladesh there was Sri lakan The Arab spring, 1977 Egyptian bread riot etc

Interesting...Been watching the jubilant mob live and direct on Aljazeera since they first stormed into Hasina's home around 10:00 in the morning...only to find the presidential palace as empty as a graveyard!
Omor...people dey vex ooo ... when they say Enough is Enough... then it's actually Enough is Enough!!! No power pass peoples' power oo!!!
Let me stop here before they will pick me up too...but l just pity the fools that will ever try such nonsense!...cus na my dead body dem go carry go their cell...the worst type of an en enemy you pray not to fight is one that fears no death! The one that even craves death or Matrydom!!! Mtcheew...There's where those people go push us reach eh...all of us in this country...both rich o...semi rich o...semi poor o...poor o... go all craze finish for them l swear! The country doesn't have money to subsidize fuel for the common man...which is the Genesis of all our problems in this country..but the same country has a whopping 15 Trillion Naira to award a sham useless beach side road contract to a Lebanese man!....Isn't that sheer wickedness of the highest order?
Mtcheew!!!

oboy abeg na people be this or A.I generated Image


see full force

even military self go japa

She failed woefully in his assignment. Now she don flee to India 🇮🇳. The power belong to the People. Nigeria masses will surely used the powers they have in this Tinubu government. Enough of hardships in the land of Nigeria

They are taking back their country.here in Nigeria, u either ride bike, keke/bus, Or do POS, yahoo, hook up (ashana), or follow politician as boy boy then be given stipends 2 feed to stay alive to praise politicians, their kids and life style on social media platforms

hahahahaha.

For naija here , unless all the bullet for military's barrack done finish and no money to buy new ones before this kind thing go fit happen.

Soon and very soon. Hand go meet people

Same way to buy is gonna flew the seat in no time

Power brings out the greed and foolishness in humans. At 81, Joe Biden so much love power that he almost didn't want to listen to those that asked him not to seek reelection until they starting pulling out donors funds. Trust me, if Biden was in Africa or Asia or one of the countries with weak institutions, he would've have contested. Bangladesh PM started well, towards the end of her 2nd tenure she started showing her true character, she turned her regime to an autocratic regime. Opposition leaders were imprisoned, any dissenting voice is crushed. Over 200 university students were killed while protesting last month, another 90 killed during the weekend protests. Now to our Tinubu that pride himself as one of those that fought for democracy, that took part in many protests is here encouraging security agents to deal with protesters,, what a shame... He better do the needful by reintroducing fuel subsidies before it becomes too late... Majority of those supporting him now will join those on the street and call for his resignation.

The President needs to do something if not this country will collapse under his watch

Hehehe

Lol.. This is t tell you that power belongs to the people… Not PDP ooo and the populace can break the unbreakable

Meanwhile, if you’re interested in going into agriculture like the Naija First Lady advised’

You can check this thread I created in the Agricultural section. Link below 👇👇

{ https://www.nairaland.com/8174438/how-made-millions-less-than }

I discussed How I made millions with less than 2 plots in the Tomato and pepper farming niche….
I’ll be teaching for Free aswell this Wednesday!!!!

If you can farm, say bye to poverty Tinubu might really not be your problem.. He might aswell be your nightmare from your own perspective…

Serious people

Tinubu see your mate . Tinubu ignore our demands at your own risk

Power of the people at work

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Hdkb3sjcM


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Hasina, who ruled the country for close to two decades, boarded a military helicopter on Monday, an aide told Al Jazeera, as huge crowds ignored a national curfew to storm her palace in Dhaka.

Her resignation came after 300 people died in weeks of protest that the authorities sought to crush. A night of deadly violence on Sunday killed close to 100 and a curfew was called.

The streets were patrolled by soldiers on Monday. However, protesters remained defiant and called for a march on Dhaka as crowds swelled in the capital.

Huge numbers then stormed the prime minister’s palace, preventing Hasina from delivering a speech. By early afternoon, the mood on the street had turned to one of celebration after the news of the premier’s departure spread.

Which country is next