Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees her palace amid protests on streets

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled her palace in Dhaka on Monday, international media reported, as protesters demanding her resignation roamed the streets of capital the country’s army chief was set to address the nation.

Sheikh Hasina has resigned, as six more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the independence of the South Asian nation over  five decades ago.

A government source told Reuters that Hasina and her sister had been taken to a safe shelter away from her official residence.

Earlier today, protesting students called for a march to Dhaka in defiance of a nationwide curfew.

Jubilant crowds waved flags, celebrating including some dancing on top of a tank.

A source close to the prime minister said she had left her palace in the capital for a safer place.

Hasina’s son urged the security forces to block any takeover from her rule.

more details to follow….