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Bangladesh’s PM resigns and flees country
Podcast |
Newshour
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Aug 05, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:47:56

The long-serving prime minster of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has resigned and fled the country in a military helicopter. In the morning, tens of thousands of people defied curfew orders and marched towards the capital, Dhaka. Crowds cheered in the street upon hearing the news about the PM stepping down. Also on the programme: the International Boxing Association weighs in on the controversy surrounding Olympic boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting; and the British government holds an emergency meeting after anti-immigration riots.

(Photo: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a meeting with foreign observers and journalists in Dhaka, 8th January 2024. Credit: Monirul Alam/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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