- Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees country as protesters storm Palace
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country after anti-government protests in which hundreds of people have been killed
Reports say she and her sister have been taken by army helicopter to safety. Hasina’s whereabouts are unclear – she’s thought to be heading to India
Huge crowds of cheering protesters stormed her official residence in the capital Dhaka, despite a curfew and internet clampdown
At least 90 people were killed on Sunday in clashes between police and protesters, taking the death toll in recent weeks to more than 300
