Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Quits | Bangladesh Army Takes Over Amid Massive Protests | N18G

Sheikh Hasina has resigned as Bangladesh Prime Minister amid violent clashes between her party Awami League's supporters and protesters demanding that she quit. Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman told the media that the Army will form an interim government and has appealed to the protesters to return to the path of peace. Hasina left state capital Dhaka in a military helicopter and landed in India. The protests in Bangladesh, which began last month and escalated swiftly, started as an agitation against a quota system under which 30 per cent of government jobs were reserved for family members of Muktijoddhas -- those who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. The protesters have said this system favours supporters of the ruling Awami League and want a merit-based system to replace it. As the protests grew, the Awami League dispensation tried to crush it with an iron hand. In the clashes that followed, more than 300 people were killed.

#bangladeshprotest #bangladeshnews #sheikhhasina #hasina #dhaka #news18 #cnnnews18

News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube