03:22Armed servicemen aboard military vehicles were patrolling in Dhaka on Tuesday as hundreds gathered to celebrate the resignation and departure of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Footage shows residents cheering and waving Bangladeshi flags amid the ongoing civil unrest in the country.
Hasina resigned and fled to India on Monday wherein Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed thereafter. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
Rally comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.
Heavy military presence in Dhaka as locals celebrate resignation and departure of PM Hasina
Armed servicemen aboard military vehicles were patrolling in Dhaka on Tuesday as hundreds gathered to celebrate the resignation and departure of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Footage shows residents cheering and waving Bangladeshi flags amid the ongoing civil unrest in the country.
Hasina resigned and fled to India on Monday wherein Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed thereafter. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
Rally comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.
Armed servicemen aboard military vehicles were patrolling in Dhaka on Tuesday as hundreds gathered to celebrate the resignation and departure of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Footage shows residents cheering and waving Bangladeshi flags amid the ongoing civil unrest in the country.
Hasina resigned and fled to India on Monday wherein Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed thereafter. The announcement came after thousands of demonstrators stormed Hasina's official residence, ending her 15-year term.
Rally comes after weeks of escalating violence across the country amid student protests over a quota system reserving 30 percent of government jobs for families of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
The protests resulted in over 200 deaths, sparking a broader campaign demanding Hasina's resignation and justice for those killed.