Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned from her post and fled the country has moved to a 'safe shelter' as violence in the neighbouring country escalates, reports said.
Earlier, reports said Hasina and her sister left the PM's official residence, Ganabhaban, in Dhaka. Hasina who wanted to record a speech was forced to leave with her sister, AFP quoted a source as saying.
Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana left in a military helicopter to Kolkata.
Bangladesh Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman is set to address the nation as the death toll in the violent clashes crossed 100. Student activists marched to Dhaka, breaking a nationwide curfew, to force Hasina to resign.
The government had ordered a blanket internet shutdown to curb violence from spreading. However, ban on broadband internet was restored at night.
