In Photos: After Sheikh Hasina Fled Bangladesh, Protestors To Meet Army Chief
The protestors have demanded that Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus be the head of the interim government.
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In Bangladesh, a day after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post and fled the country to reportedly seek asylum in the UK, student protestors are all set to meet with army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman.
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The protestors have demanded that Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus be the head of the interim government, and not the army chief.
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On Monday, following the 'victory' of the protestors, hoardes of Bangladeshi citizens stormed the PM's house and were pictured taking away items, big and small.
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On Tuesday morning, the curfew was finally lifted and educational institutions and offices were reopened for the public after weeks of being shut down due to protests.
Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin also ordered that opposition leader Khaleda Zia be released from jail.
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And Then In India...
On Monday evening, Hasina landed in Ghaziabad's Hindon airbase, on her way to London after fleeing from her country.
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Following Hasina's landing, the security at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi was heightened.
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In the Parliament, an All-Party meeting about the ongoing developments in Bangladesh was attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi with opposition MPs on Tuesday morning.
Rahul Gandhi had on Monday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to discuss the situation in Bangladesh and asked him to give a statement about it in the Lok Sabha.
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The Ministry of External Affairs in India also advised citizens to "exercise caution" and avoid any travel plans to Bangladesh. It issued a statement saying, "In view of ongoing developments, Indian nationals are strongly advised against travelling to Bangladesh till further notice."
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From The Eve Of The Revolution
Amid raging violence across the country and use of force against protesters, on 5 August, Hasina fled from Bangladesh. In this image, Hasina is purportedly seen boarding a helicopter headed towards India.
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A video has been doing the rounds on social media purportedly showing thousands of protesters storming the Prime Minister's Palace, also called Gono Bhaban, and ransacking property on Monday, 5 August.
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Hasina is said to have been preparing to give a speech when government officials got the news that protesters were marching on the PM's Palace.
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On Tuesday, the army chief had appealed to protesters to put an end to the "arson" and "turn to the path of peace".
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At least 98 people are said to have died amid clashes on Sunday, 4 August after a few days of calm, taking the total death toll over 300 since the clashes began in July, news agency AFP reported.
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Protesters took to the streets in Dhaka as part of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement even as authorities imposed a curfew starting from 6 pm on Sunday, 4 August.
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The protests had taken grip of Bangladesh last month due to a quota system that provided 30 percent reservation in government jobs for family members of freedom fighters who took part in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
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Black smoke rises from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) during clashes between protesters and Awami League members on Sunday, 4 August.
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In this photo, people can be seen helping a man, who was injured during the anti-government protests in Bangladesh, out of a vehicle at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday, 4 August.
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People use a stretcher trolley to carry a patient who sustained injuries amid clashes in Dhaka on Sunday, 4 August.
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Bangladeshi Army soldiers stand guard on Monday, 5 August, after the government imposed a new curfew the previous day.
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The protests come in the backdrop of rising prices of essential commodities and an economic downturn, which has turned the demonstration into a wider anti-government movement.
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