Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post of Prime Minister
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country. It ended her 15 years of power.
- Bangladesh’s army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, said an interim government would take charge.
- He promised that the military would launch an investigation into the deadly crackdown on student protesters.
- The government attempted to quash the demonstrations with force, curfews and internet shutdowns.
- Nearly 300 people were killed in these demonstrations, leading to demands of Sheikh Hasina resignation.
- Sheikh Hasina served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and later from January 2009 to August 2024.
- She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh.
