Bangladesh protests: PM Sheikh Hasina quits, interim gov’t taking over

The army chief of Bangladesh says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of unrest. Her aide says she fled the capital, Dhaka, by helicopter,El.kz cites Al Jazeera.

In an address to the nation, General Waker-Uz-Zaman also says an interim government will be formed to run the country.

Thousands of people take to the streets to celebrate, while many storm the prime minister’s official residence.

Demonstrations that began last month over governmental job quotas had expanded into nationwide unrest.            

Students have been marching on Dhaka to demand justice for some 300 people killed since last month.

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