Bangladesh PM leaves home as palace attacked by protesters

Despite the hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters New curfew imposed on Monday Bangladesh security forces learned that Sheikh Hasina had left her home to find a safer place. Reuters reported, citing local media, that the prime minister had resigned from her post and left the country.

After a bloody Sunday that left 94 people dead, Anti-government protesters are planning another massive march in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on Monday, the latest data shows, as the country faces another widespread internet blackout.

Sunday was the deadliest day of the insurgency. The internet was cut and a three-day holiday was declared. The Prime Minister said she was facing terrorists, who she said she wanted to “crush”” . Our regional correspondent Côme Bastin says that in the wake of this bloodbath, and just as demonstrations against the violence resume, Bangladesh finds itself in an explosive situation.

Asif Mahmud, one of the leaders of the student movement supporting the protests, declared on Sunday, August 4, that “the time for the final demonstration has come,” calling for a march to the capital. Another police source said the entire Dhaka had turned into a “battlefield,” with thousands of protesters setting fire to cars and motorcycles near a hospital.

Earlier in the day, thousands of Bangladeshis gathered in a square in Dhaka to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. They responded with a Student collective appeals Opposing discrimination, a day earlier he had urged civil disobedience. Obaidul Quader, secretary general of the ruling Awami League, called on Bangladeshis to gather in “all neighbourhoods” in Dhaka and “all regions” of the country on Sunday.

In total, at least 300 people have died since the protests began.

The movement began by challenging public sector job quotas, which were seen as favoring regime-connected jobs. Sheikh Hasina. After 200 deaths, dues dropped and student organizations called for a truce.

Only a truce as protesters demand an apology from the prime minister Release of detaineesa UN inquiry into victims of repression and the overall restoration of democracy in Bangladesh, where the opposition boycotted the last election.

None of this happened, which is why protesters have been back on the streets since Friday, August 2. As the internet has been restored and videos of abuses by security forces have circulated, anger has intensified. Sheikh Hasina returns to the first party, They have been accused of numerous human rights violations in the face of protesters who were willing to risk their lives against their regime.

Bangladesh is in the middle of an explosive situation,” our correspondent warned.

“The shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop. The excessive use of force, misinformation and incitement to violence must cease. I am deeply concerned that more lives will be lost during the massive marches planned in Dhaka. Political leaders and security forces must protect the right to life,” a message was posted on the X account of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sunday evening.