After weeks of deadly unrest, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country.
The violence witnessed in recent days marks one of the worst outbreaks of conflict since the South Asian nation gained independence over fifty years ago.
According to the BBC, Hasina is reportedly en route to Tripura, in Agartala, India.
However, there has yet to be any official confirmation regarding her resignation or departure from Dhaka.
At 76, Hasina and her sister initially sought refuge in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, as reported by various media outlets.
The Prime Minister’s resignation appears to have been compelled by widespread protests against her government’s controversial quota system, which allocated 30 percent of government jobs to relatives of veterans from Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971.
Reports indicate that the army chief is expected to address the nation soon.
Earlier, the government issued a complete internet shutdown in response to protesters calling for the public to join a “Long March to Dhaka.”
However, a government agency later verbally ordered the restoration of broadband internet around 1:15 PM on Monday.
