Update 2024-08-05 (7): According to the latest reports, Emirates Airlines has cancelled flights between Dubai and Dhaka for Tuesday (6 August) due to ongoing civil unrest. Additionally, a clash between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and protesters was reported on Monday (5 August) in Mulaid village, Sreepur Sub-District, Gazipur District, Dhaka, resulting in several deaths and dozens of injuries. Moreover, a clash between security officials and protesters was reported in the Baniachang Sub-district of Habiganj, Sylhet, resulting in several deaths and over one hundred injuries. Reportedly, the violence erupted when a procession from LR High School, heading towards Boro Bazar, was obstructed by security officials near Banichang Police Station. Police used tear gas, rubber bullets, and sound grenades to disperse the crowd. Subsequently, residents set the police station on fire and surrounded it.
Update 2024-08-05 (6): All commercial flights to and from Dhaka will be suspended on Monday (5 August) until at least 11:30 pm (local time) due to the ongoing violence.
Update 2024-08-05 (5): After a week of political unrest in Bangladesh, the airline Air India suspended all flights to and from Dhaka on Monday (5 August) Meanwhile, reports from the security forces revealed that at least 20 people were killed in Dhaka that day..
Update 2024-08-05 (4): The Prime Minister of Bangladesh has resigned. The leader of the army, Waker-Uz-Zaman, announced on Monday afternoon (5 August) that he wanted to form an interim government. Thousands of demonstrators had previously invaded the prime minister’s palace.
Update 2024-08-05 (3): According to the latest media reports from Monday (5 August), demonstrators have stormed the Prime Minister’s palace. Shortly beforehand, it had become known that Sheikh Hasina Wazed had left the capital.
Update 2024-08-05 (2): Deadly clashes have broken out again in Dhaka: According to media reports, at least eight people have already been killed in clashes between demonstrators and members of the security forces in the areas around Jatrabari and Dhaka Medical College on Monday (5 August). Thousands also demonstrated at the Shahbagh intersection and defied the curfew. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has not ruled out her resignation, although the reasons for this remain unclear. The internet has partly been restored.
Update 2024-08-05 (1): According to the latest media reports, the protests in Bangladesh are set to continue today (Monday, 5 August). Meanwhile, the number of deaths following the violent clashes has risen to at least 300. Following attacks on a Hindu member of parliament and several Hindu temples, India has called on its citizens to leave the country. According to information from early afternoon (local time), the internet was switched off in large parts of the country. The head of the armed forces plans to address the population at 2 pm (local time).