Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country on Monday, media reports said. "She and her sister have left Ganabhaban (the Prime Minister's official residence) for a safer place," the source told AFP. According to Reuters, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was flown to India on Monday on a military helicopter as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators sought her resignation amid a deadly anti-government unrest.
After her departure, thousands of demonstrators apparently poured into the Prime Minister's official residence in Dhaka, according to reports from the Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo. Speculations are rife that Sheikh Hasina has resigned as PM. According to sources, a military helicopter took off from the Bangabhaban with Sheikh Hasina at 2:30 p.
m. local time, reportedly heading for West Bengal. "Today around 2:30 pm the PM left Ganabhaban (PM's official residence) in an army helicopter.
Her younger sister Sheikh Rehana is with her. She is headed towards West Bengal," reported Prothom Alo, citing sources. However, there was no official confirmation about her quitting and leaving Dhaka.
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