Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation a ‘possibility’; has left Dhaka residence for a ‘safer location’

DHAKA: A senior advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told AFP Monday that the resignation of the embattled leader was a “possibility” after being questioned as to whether she would quit.

“The situation is such that this is a possibility, but I don’t know how it will happen,” the aide close to the premier said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Hasina has left the capital Dhaka in the face of mass protests demanding her resignation, a source close to the embattled leader told AFP on Monday.

“She and her sister have left Ganabhaban (the premier’s official residence) for a safer place,” the source told AFP. “She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get an opportunity to do that.”