Prime Minister Hasina's extradition to UK - Curfew lifted in Bangladesh

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DAKHA, 6 August 2024 (TON): Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of jailed former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. An official statement from Dakha said, “Meeting decided unanimously to free Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately". Bangladeshi Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, along with the Chiefs of the Airforce and Navy, and top leaders of several opposition parties including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami attended the meeting.

Meanwhile, the military authorities announced that it has lifted a curfew imposed to control the protests and the offices, factories, schools, colleges and other establishments will be open from today.

Earlier today, General Zaman said in a broadcast to the nation on state television that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had resigned and the military would form a caretaker government. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced at gunpoint to resign and a deal was made for her extradition to the United Kingdom via India.

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