Bangladesh PM Hasina resigns and flees country

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File image of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: Collected

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Aug 5Record five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned from her post.

According to Dhaka Tribune, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman confirmed the matter in an address to the nation on Monday afternoon.

Previously, a senior advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told AFP on Monday that the resignation of the embattled leader was a "possibility" after being questioned as to whether she would quit.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina departed from Bangabhaban at around 2:30 pm on Monday on a military helicopter, accompanied by her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana for a "safer place."

According to sources, they were heading to West Bengal, India.

AFP reported that Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana had reached a safe location.

Sheikh Hasina intended to record a speech before her departure but did not get the opportunity to do so.

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