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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has resigned after 15 years in power after weeks of violent protests and clashes with security forces. On Monday, demonstrators marched to the capital, Dhaka, defying a military curfew. They stormed Hasina’s official residence and celebrated her ouster in the streets, with some seen looting the residence’s furnishings and electronics.
In a televised address, Army Chief General Waker-Us-Zaman confirmed that Hasina, 76, had departed the country. An interim government will be established. Reports indicated that Hasina, accompanied by her sister, had flown to the eastern Indian state of West Bengal in a military helicopter. There are also reports of her heading to London, England.
