Breaking: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country as protesters storm palace: Report

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country as protesters storm palace: Report

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly resigned and fled the country in the face of ongoing protests.

The longtime leader of the country has boarded a helicopter headed to India after crowds ignored a national curfew to storm the prime minister’s palace in Dhaka, local media report.

More to come…–(Al Jazeera)