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PM Hasina flees to Kolkata; people take over Ganobhaban

Md Sawon Sikder

Published: 15:35, 5 August 2024

PM Hasina flees to Kolkata; people take over Ganobhaban

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the capital Dhaka in the face of mass protests demanding her resignation, a source close to the embattled leader told AFP on Monday.

People have also taken over the Ganobhaban, the doors of which were opened.  

"She and her sister have left Ganabhaban [the premier's official residence] for a safer place," the source told AFP. "She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get an opportunity to do that."

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