The Indian government has called an all-party meeting today to discussthe fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in neighbouring Bangladesh amid violent protests.
Sheikh Hasina resigned yesterday and fled the country as vast crowds of angry protesters demanded her exit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been briefed on the Bangladesh situation by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. There is no word yet if Mr Modi will meet Mrs Hasina.
Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh’s prime minister and fledthe country following weeks of protests, did not want to leave at all but did so on the family’s insistence, his US-based son and former Chief Advisor Sajeeb Wajed Joy told .
“She wanted to stay, she did not want to leave the country at all. But we kept insisting that it wasn’t safe for her. We were concerned for her physical safety first; so we persuaded her to leave,” her son Joy told .
“I spoke to her this morning. The situation in Bangladesh, as you can see, is anarchy. She is in good spirits but she is very disappointed.
