Hours after Sheikh Hasina, her fierce adversary, was ousted and fled the nation, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin issued an order for the release of Khaleda Zia, the imprisoned former prime minister and country's prominent opposition figure, reported Al Jazeera.
With police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country, at least 135 people were killed in Bangladesh on Monday during unrest, according to Dhaka Tribune.
Vidya Bhushan Soni, former Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh, has said that the overall situation in Bangladesh is unfortunately very tragic and that it was coming.
Amid the intensified protest in Bangladesh, Shahjalal International Airport has closed its operations for six hours, reported Bangladesh local media ProthomAlo reported.
Agitators in Bangladesh also set fire to the Dhaka district office of Awami League. The agitators started the fire at around 4 pm on Monday. The fire also spread to the gas cylinder shop nearby.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the country in a military chopper amid rising violence in the nation over quota protests, ProthomAlo reported.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed hope that a solution be found "very quickly" as a fresh wave of violence gripped Bangladesh leaving at least 93 people dead.
At least 93 people were killed as a fresh wave of violence gripped Bangladesh. Over thousands have sustained injuries, many with bullets, the Dailystar reported on Monday.