International media outlets worldwide have given significant coverage to the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from her post as prime minister and her subsequent departure from Bangladesh with her sister Sheikh
Rehana.Several media organisations published multiple news articles, while many provided live updates as the events transpired throughout the day. Protesters stormed Hasina's official residence, Ganabhaban, amid the unfolding drama.
India Today reported that Sheikh Hasina was in Delhi and would travel to London. She is expected to spend a few days in Delhi before heading to the UK. The aircraft carrying Hasina landed at Hindon Air Base in Uttar Pradesh, arriving on a C-130 transport aircraft.
The plane was parked near the Indian Air Force's C-17 and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft hangars. Ghaziabad, part of the NCR region, is in close proximity to New Delhi.
BBC World Service published an article online titled, "Bangladesh PM leaves country for 'safer place' after resigning," reporting that Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of deadly anti-government protests as thousands of people stormed her official residence, demanding she step down.
Hasina, 76, had already left the country for a "safer place," one of her advisers said, before crowds arrived at her palace. The resignation came a day after at least 90 people were killed and hundreds injured in a new round of demonstrations, it added.
The BBC also published another article detailing how Bangladesh's protests ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year reign, along with a video story titled "Bangladesh protesters storm prime minister's palace."
The BBC published another article quoting Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, stating that there will be no political comeback for his mother. He expressed her disappointment, saying she was "so disappointed that after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her."
Reuters headlined their report, "What's behind Bangladesh's protest against PM Sheikh Hasina?" highlighting the underlying causes of the unrest.
The Guardian reported that a curfew was imposed on Monday, with offices and factories closed, yet protesters still took to the streets. Bangladeshi TV channels showed jubilant demonstrators dancing and chanting at various locations across Dhaka.
South China Morning Post described how jubilant Bangladeshi protesters flooded into the official residence of fallen Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday afternoon after she fled the country following days of bloody protests. However, some warned they would not tolerate long-term government by the army as it declared itself in charge on an “interim” basis.
The spectacular downfall of Hasina, who governed Bangladesh for 15 years, followed some of the worst political violence ever witnessed in a country that came into being in 1971, the report added.
The Times of India published several news items, including one titled, “Who is Bangladesh army chief Waker-uz-Zaman who took charge after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster?”
Associated Press (AP) wrote in their article— On Monday, protesters defied a military curfew to march into the capital's centre, following a weekend of violence that left dozens of people dead. As troops pulled back and internet access was restored, tens of thousands of people began to celebrate in the streets, and thousands stormed the leader's official residence.
