On Monday (5th July), Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation and fled the capital city of Dhaka.
According to India Today journalist Shiv Aroor, the air carrier BAF C-130J carrying the ex-PM of Bangladesh reached Delhi at 5 pm.
BAF C-130J with Sheikh Hasina to land in Delhi at 5pm. All systems go. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/sOsAoxvNOQ
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 5, 2024
Earlier, it was reported by defence journalist Snehesh Alex Philip that Sheikh Hasina is flying to London via India’s National Capital.
#Breaking
— Snehesh Alex Philip (@sneheshphilip) August 5, 2024
Sheikh #Hasina reached out to India for safe passage
Request was immediately accepted
She is on her way to Londonhttps://t.co/TduBDdQd2A
In the meantime, the Modi government has suspended train service between India and Bangladesh. As per reports, the Border Security Force (BSF) has stepped up patrol alongside the Bangladeshi border.
The Delhi police have also increased security outside the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and the Bangladesh High Commission in Chanakyapuri.
“More barricades have been placed outside the commission and the number of police personnel deployed there has been increased,” a cop informed PTI.
Amid the political chaos, Bangladesh’s Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman announced that he would help in the formation of the ‘interim government.’
He added that leaders from various political denominations including the Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would be consulted during the formation of the interim government.
He had also urged protestors to go home and exercise restraint. It must be mentioned that anti-government protestors stormed the official residence of Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday (5th July).
