What was Sheikh Hasina doing before leaving the country?

What was Sheikh Hasina doing before leaving the country?

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Staff Correspondent, morenewsbd.com
Staff Correspondent, morenewsbd.com

Published: 11:19 6 August 2024

When the anti-quota movement that lasted for more than a month finally turned into a mass uprising of the students, Sheikh Hasina's government wanted to survive by using force. But in the end it was not possible to hold on to his power. Although he tried everything. He ordered to shoot and torture the students. Sheikh Hasina, who has been in power for the past 15 years, left the country by submitting her resignation letter to the President on Monday (August 5).

According to the sources, the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement called the people of the country to participate in the 'March to Dhaka' program and announced the siege of Ganobhaban. Then on Monday morning, he held a meeting with the top officials of various forces for about an hour and pressed them to bring the situation under their control. However, he did not want to accept that the situation was completely out of control. Later, after persuasion with family members, he agreed to resign. After that, Sheikh Hasina resigned as soon as possible and secretly left the country with her sister Sheikh Rehana in a military helicopter.

A report in Jatiya Dainik Prothom Alo, citing multiple related sources, gave an account of the last four hours of Sheikh Hasina's resignation. According to the latest information, Sheikh Hasina is currently staying in Delhi via Agartala in Tripura state of India. From there he is likely to go to UK.
The report, citing multiple high-ranking sources in various forces, said that at around 10:30 am, the chiefs of the three forces and the Inspector General of Police were called to the prime minister's residence, Gana Bhaban. He expressed his anger as to why the security forces are not able to handle the situation. He also expressed his anger as to why they are not being strict with the agitators climbing on the armored vehicles of the law and order forces and painting them red, even climbing on the military vehicles. Apart from this, he also mentioned that these officials have been appointed to the top positions.
At one point, Sheikh Hasina pointed to the IGP and said that the police are doing well. Then the IGP said that the situation has reached such a level that it is not possible for the police to maintain such a strict position for a long time.
At that time, the top officials tried to explain that this situation cannot be handled by force. But Sheikh Hasina did not want to accept that. Then the officials discussed with Sheikh Rehana in another room. She asked him to explain the situation to Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Rehana then discussed with elder sister Sheikh Hasina. But he is determined to hold on to power. At one point, a top official also spoke to Sajeeb Wazed Joy who was abroad. Then Joy talks to her mother. Then Sheikh Hasina agreed to resign. He then wants to record a speech to be broadcast to the nation.
By then intelligence was received that a large number of students had left from Shahbagh and Uttara towards Gana Bhavan. Considering the distance, it is estimated that the agitators can move from Shahbagh to Ganabhaban within 45 minutes. If the speech is allowed to be recorded, the time to leave the public house may not be available. In this consideration, Sheikh Hasina was allotted 45 minutes without giving the time to record the speech.
After that, Sheikh Hasina came to the helipad at the old airport of Tejgaon with her younger sister Rehana. Some of their luggage was picked up there. Then they went to Bangabhaban. After completing the resignation ceremony there, Sheikh Hasina flew to India in a military helicopter along with her younger sister.

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