Bangladesh's former PM landed in India today after fleeing Dhaka. India is set to offer a safe passage to Hasina.
Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said Monday he would form an interim government following the resignation of Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, who had fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests.
“I am taking full responsibility,” the general said, dressed in military fatigues and a cap, although it was not immediately clear if he would head a caretaker government.
“We will form an interim government. The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been hit, and many people have been killed — it is time to stop the violence.“I hope after my speech, the situation will improve,” Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television.
He said he would talk to the president to form the interim government and had held talks with the main opposition parties and civil society members — but not Hasina’s Awami League.
