Key Updates On Bangladesh Quota System Protests
On August 5, 2024, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left Dhaka with her sister for a "safer place"
She landed at Hindon Air Base near Delhi and according to reports, plans to seek political asylum in London
Dhaka's international airport is closed due to the deteriorating situation, and Air India has canceled all flights to the city
Student leaders called for an interim government with Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as chief adviser
General Waker-Uz-Zama, the Bangladesh army chief has scheduled a meeting with the protest coordinators
Due to the unrest, the BSF has issued a high alert along the 4,096 km India-Bangladesh border
The peaceful protest against the public sector quota system has escalated into one of Bangladesh's deadliest clashes