Amid the intensified protest in Bangladesh, Shahjalal International Airport has closed its operations for six hours, reported Bangladesh local media ProthomAlo reported.
Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty has said that India will be watching the developments in the neighbouring country, which has seen the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following anti-government protests, and noted that New Delhi will look f
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.
The protests in Bangladesh continued on Monday even after it was reported that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana had fled Dhaka for an undisclosed location.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the country in a military chopper amid rising violence in the nation over quota protests, ProthomAlo reported.
They urged students and people across the nation to participate in the march to Dhaka. Three coordinators of the movement--Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam, and Abu Baker Majumder, have confirmed their march.
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.
At least 34 people lost their lives while numerous others have been injured as the student protest has intensified across Bangladesh by the non-cooperation movement announced by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement on Sunday, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Student protests in Bangladesh took a new turn as the protesters who were demonstrating over quotas in government jobs, are now calling for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government resigns, reported Al Jazeera.