What happened Amid scenes of euphoria across Bangladesh yesterday following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would now run the country and called for calm.
Hasina, who ruled Bangladesh for close to two decades, boarded a military helicopter and fled to India as vast crowds stormed her palace in Dhaka.
Who said what Waker-Uz-Zaman promised to restore peace to the country after weeks of deadly demonstrations and said he had invited representatives from all major political parties to collaborate with his interim government. The general also promised "justice for all the murders and wrongdoings".
As news of Hasina's departure spread "jubilant crowds waved flags, some dancing on top of a tank in the streets", said Al Jazeera.
What next? Despite the jubilation "signs of lingering anger were evident as night fell", said The New York Times. Protesters pulled down statues of Hasina's father and torched the museum erected in his name.
"It will not be enough for Sheikh Hasina to flee," said Nahid Islam, a student protest leader. "We will bring her to justice."
The power vacuum leaves "Bangladesh in the grip of a major political crisis", said the Hindustan Times.
For now "the hope is that the army will ensure peace", Naomi Hossain, a research professor at SOAS University, told the Associated Press. But "it could be a while before we are out of the woods".
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