03:14Thousands of demonstrators defied a nationwide curfew and took to the streets of Dhaka on Monday, moments before Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from office and fled the country.
Footage shows vast crowds marching through the capital, climbing on a statue while chanting and waving Bangladeshi flags. Meanwhile, soldiers and armoured vehicles are seen in the streets, blocking roads and monitoring the rally from the sidelines.
The march was called for by student activists who are demanding the resignation of Hasina, accusing the PM and her Awami League party of using excessive force following the deaths of around 100 people amid violent crackdowns on protests.
A few hours later, Hasina resigned and fled to India, with Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announcing that an interim government would be formed. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
It comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.
Thousands march in Dhaka as PM Hasina flees Bangladesh amid deadly protests
Thousands of demonstrators defied a nationwide curfew and took to the streets of Dhaka on Monday, moments before Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from office and fled the country.
Footage shows vast crowds marching through the capital, climbing on a statue while chanting and waving Bangladeshi flags. Meanwhile, soldiers and armoured vehicles are seen in the streets, blocking roads and monitoring the rally from the sidelines.
The march was called for by student activists who are demanding the resignation of Hasina, accusing the PM and her Awami League party of using excessive force following the deaths of around 100 people amid violent crackdowns on protests.
A few hours later, Hasina resigned and fled to India, with Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announcing that an interim government would be formed. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
It comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.
Thousands of demonstrators defied a nationwide curfew and took to the streets of Dhaka on Monday, moments before Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from office and fled the country.
Footage shows vast crowds marching through the capital, climbing on a statue while chanting and waving Bangladeshi flags. Meanwhile, soldiers and armoured vehicles are seen in the streets, blocking roads and monitoring the rally from the sidelines.
The march was called for by student activists who are demanding the resignation of Hasina, accusing the PM and her Awami League party of using excessive force following the deaths of around 100 people amid violent crackdowns on protests.
A few hours later, Hasina resigned and fled to India, with Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announcing that an interim government would be formed. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
It comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.