Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 5 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned from her position and an interim government will run Bangladesh said the country's Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman on Monday. The Bangladesh Army Chief said the political transition is underway and all "murders will be judged." He also called on the people of the country to trust the Army while appealing for an immediate stop of the nationwide violence.
"Maintain peace and order in the country. You trust me, let's work together. Please help.
I won't get anything by fighting. Avoid conflict. We have built a beautiful country together," the Army Chief said.
In response to a question from journalists, the Army Chief said that he had a meeting with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Jatiya Party and Jamaat-e-Islami. Teachers Afis Nazrul and Jonayet Saki were also present at the meeting, as per reports in Bangladesh media. Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman said, "We will now go to Bangabhaban.
" There will be a detailed discussion about the formation of the interim government. He advised the students to calm down. The Army Chief also said there was no need to impose a countrywide curfew or declare an emergency in the country.
Earlier, local Bangladesh newspaper Prothom Alo reported that Sheikh Hasina had left Dhaka in a military chopper amid nationwide violence. While Bangladesh media speculated that she could have left for India, no independent confirmation was rec.