Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned, ending 15 years in power as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence.
Sheikh Hasina delivers a speech during the Paris Peace Forum, in Paris, on Nov. 11, 2021. Protesters stormed Hasina’s official residence on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh ’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence.
On Sunday, nearly 100 people were killed as the protesters clashed with security officials and the ruling party activists across the country.DHAKA, Bangladesh — Broadband internet and mobile data services were restored across Bangladesh on Monday, while anti-government protesters vowed to march to the capital to demand the prime minister’s resignation, defying a military-ordered curfew after a weekend of violence that left about 100 people dead.
The government also announced a holiday from Monday to Wednesday. Courts were to be closed indefinitely. Mobile internet service was cut off, andBangladesh has previously shut down internet services in areas affected by protests, using it as a measure to suppress dissent by opposition parties. Internet watchdog Access Now said it recorded three shutdowns in the country in 2023, all of which overlapped with opposition rallies and were limited in scope to one city or district.
Today, she is the longest-serving leader in the history of Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim nation of over 160 million people strategically located between India and Myanmar.
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