Anti-government protesters are celebrating in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country.
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00:00Celebrations in the streets of Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, after news broke that Prime
00:08Minister Sheikh Hasina had resigned and fled the country.
00:13After weeks of anti-government protests demanding she step down after more than a decade in
00:17power, Hasina's helicopter was spotted leaving the capital, heading towards neighbouring
00:23India where she's expected to seek safe passage.
00:27Not long after her departure, protestors stormed and looted the parliament house and
00:32her official residence, speaking out from inside the building.
00:47Countrywide protests began last month as a peaceful student movement against a quota
00:52system for government jobs, which effectively reserved a majority of the lucrative roles
00:57for people with connections to the Prime Minister's party.
01:00Sheikh's government imposed curfews and internet restrictions on the country's 170 million
01:06population, and they closed schools and universities in an attempt to quash the action.
01:12The Supreme Court overturned most of those job quotas, but after the government ordered
01:17a harsh police and military crackdown that saw thousands of protestors arrested and more
01:22than 300 killed, the demonstrations quickly transformed into an anti-government movement.
01:29Hours after Hasina fled, the head of Bangladesh's army promised justice and said a neutral interim
01:35government would be formed.
01:55The army chief also called for calm among protestors, a call echoed by the country's
02:00politicians and the United Nations.
02:03But violence on the streets is continuing, with some police stations being set alight.
02:10Human rights activists are calling the upheaval a win for the people, but say a non-partisan
02:15investigation is needed to prosecute those responsible for the violence.
02:21We know that the supporters of the Awami League, of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, had attacked
02:26But with trust in the government broken, many Bangladeshis are expecting the country's
02:41next leadership to rebuild independent institutions and restore human rights protections.
02:48Student leaders have said they want to be involved in the interim administration.
02:52And unless the military facilitates this, these protestors are refusing to leave the
02:57streets.
02:58Ryan Wu and Rosie Greninja for Taiwan Plus.