2024-08-07 08:15:29
New Delhi: Amid fierce protests in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post on Monday. Not only this, she left the capital Dhaka with her sister and left for a ‘safe place’. According to the information, she is coming to New Delhi. Her plane will land in Delhi via Jharkhand-Bihar. At the same time, due to the deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, vigilance has also been increased on the Indian borders. According to officials, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put all its units on the India-Bangladesh border on ‘high alert’. Meanwhile, the central government has issued a travel advisory. India has advised all its citizens not to travel to the neighboring country till further notice due to the ongoing violence in Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina is coming to India after resigning from the post of PM
The entire incident in Bangladesh has come to light when protesters demanded Hasina’s resignation amid the quota protests. About 300 people have been killed in these protests. Meanwhile, the situation has worsened so much that according to media reports, thousands of protesters entered the Prime Minister’s residence. On the other hand, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post after fleeing the country grappling with violent protests. According to media reports, Sheikh Hasina left for India in a military helicopter. She and her sister have left the Prime Minister’s official residence for a safe place.
Sheikh Hasina Current location: Sheikh Hasina’s ship passed through Patna, she is coming to India for refuge amid political crisis in Bangladesh
Know how the situation worsened in Bangladesh
According to sources, Sheikh Hasina wanted to address the countrymen before leaving the country. She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get the opportunity to do so. On Sunday, deadly clashes broke out in the capital Dhaka, killing about 94 people. Those killed include 14 police officers, and hundreds of others have been injured. In response to the increasing violence, the army imposed a curfew in Dhaka and several other major cities and districts. This curfew has been imposed in the capital and other affected areas. Meanwhile, the government has announced a three-day holiday from Monday to Wednesday. Courts were also ordered to be closed indefinitely.
If there is violence in Bangladesh then India is also on alert
In view of the violence and deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, mobile internet services have been suspended. Additionally, social media and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram are not working. The central government has meanwhile issued a travel advisory. According to this, citizens were advised not to travel to Bangladesh.
Students’ protest then violence, now resignation from the post of PM
These protests started as a peaceful student protest against the preferential quota system in government jobs. Later the anger intensified against the Bangladesh government. Action was also taken by the government on this. More than 10,000 arrests have been made and police registered cases against thousands of people. Meanwhile, the protests suddenly intensified from Friday. The situation became such that the Bangladeshi PM had to resign and was also forced to leave the country.
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