The security has heightened outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi after PM Sheikh Hasina reached India after leaving Dhaka amid the ongoing protests…reports Asian Lite News
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina held discussions with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on the present situation in Bangladesh and her future course of action at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on Monday, according to Sources.
Indian Air Force has put its personnel on alert in every eastern sector in view of the present developments.
Moreover, the Indian Air Force and other security agencies are providing security to her and she is being moved to a safe location, according to the sources.
PM Sheikh Hasina landed at the Hindon Air Base near New Delhi in a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft on Monday evening.
The security has heightened outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi after PM Sheikh Hasina reached India after leaving Dhaka amid the ongoing protests.
Moreover, a senior BSF officer said that they are constantly in touch with Border Guard Bangladesh over the current situation.
“As of now, the situation is normal at the border. Due to the curfew in Bangladesh, there are restrictions on traffic movement at Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) along the India-Bangladesh border,” a senior BSF officer said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also briefed PM Modi on Monday evening about the current political situation in Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina reached India.
Meanwhile, Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia appealed to all the people of the country to remain calm.
Zia, who is also the BNP Chairperson urged the people of all levels of the country to remain calm in the ongoing situation.
Acting chairman of the party, Tariq Rahman, also called upon the people of all levels of the country to remain calm.
The anti-discrimination student movement will announce the outline of the national government at 8 pm (local time).
The leaders of the anti-discrimination student movement said in a live program of Channel 24 that the outlines of the national government will be announced at the Sark fountain in Karwan Bazar in Dhaka, Bangladesh newspaper Prothom Alo reported.
Nahid Islam, the coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, called upon the students to ensure that no one gets the opportunity to loot in the situation arising in Bangladesh.
He further appealed to the students who were standing on the streets to stop the looters.
Moreover, Nahid Islam called upon the students to sit on the streets peacefully until the desired goal is achieved.
Protestors in Bangladesh stormed the Prime Minister’s official residence on Monday, shortly after Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation and left the country accompanied by her sister.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh newspaper Prothom Alo reported that Awami League’s Dhaka district office was set on fire by the agitators. The agitators started the fire at around 4 pm on Monday.
Agitators also set on fire Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s office at 3/A Dhanmondi in Dhaka. Protesters were seen chanting slogans and celebrating the news of Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. (ANI)
Hasina will not return to politics, says son Joy
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said his mother would not make a political comeback as she is “deeply disappointed” by the uprising against her leadership despite her efforts for the betterment of Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Joy, who served as an official adviser to the former prime minister until Monday, said in an interview with a British public service broadcaster’s Newshour program that Sheikh Hasina had been contemplating resignation since Sunday and had left the country for her safety following pressure from her family.
“She has turned Bangladesh around. When she took over power it was considered a failing state. It was a poor country. Until today it was considered one of the rising tigers of Asia,” Joy said, defending his mother’s record in office, Dhaka Tribune reported.
While addressing allegations of excessive force against protesters, Joy said that the government’s response had been justified given the violence faced by law enforcement.
“You’ve had policemen beaten to death – 13 just yesterday. So what do you expect the police to do when mobs are beating people to death?” he said.
Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation with the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigning from her post in the wake of mounting protests. The protests, majorly by students demanding an end to a quota system for government jobs, took the shape of anti-government protests.
At least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died and hundreds of people were injured in clashes in Dhaka on Sunday, local media outlet Prothom Alo reported.
Bangladesh PM Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening after tendering her resignation in the wake of mounting protests in Dhaka.
It is not clear if the Bangladeshi Prime Minister will stay in Delhi or move to another location. Reports in media outlets in Bangladesh have speculated that Sheikh Hasina may proceed to London.
The Cabinet Committee on Security met on Monday at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at Lok Kalyan Marg. In the meeting, PM Modi was briefed about the situation in Bangladesh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were present in the meeting. Moreover, senior officials were also present.
After landing at the Hindon Air Base, Sheikh Hasina held discussions with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on the present situation in Bangladesh and her future course of action, sources said.
Indian Air Force and security agencies are providing security to her and she is being moved to a safe location, the sources said.
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