Bangladesh PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace _ BBC News (1)

World News Now 2024-08-06

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Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country as anti-government protesters storm her official residence in the capital of Dhaka.

Student leaders have declared a campaign of civil disobedience to demand that the nation's long-serving leader step aside

On Sunday, at least 90 people were killed and hundreds more injured in clashes between police and tens of thousands of anti-government protesters

The UN has called for an end to the "shocking violence" and urged restraint from Bangladeshi politicians and security forces.

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