from the local broadcaster there and we are seeing people with chairs, sofas... it seems that these are coming out of that residents. again, sheik hasina has said to have fled with her sister to a safe place and we are not sure of the location, but it looks like people are grabbing anything they can find and destroying the premises, as they declare this sort of victory. i do want to pause and reflect on what a big moment this would be, given that sheik hasina has been in charge since 2009, in her late 70s and now it would seem she has been toppled by the student — led movement. could you put into context what sort of victory this is for the students, because they've questioned democracy, whether it truly exists

in bangladesh? how have elections taking place in the past. figs in bangladesh? how have elections taking place in the past.— taking place in the past. as far as how they've _ taking place in the past. as far as how they've taken _ taking place in the past. as far as how they've taken place, - taking place in the past. as far as how they've taken place, i - taking place in the past. as far as how they've taken place, i was i taking place in the past. as far as i how they've taken place, i was on the ground for the most recent elections here and you didn't have opposition parties contesting in the elections. you saw on the ground flyers and posters and billboards from those protesting as part of the government so there wasn't much of an election atmosphere and, in fact, we were able to speak to people who work for the opposition parties and they operate in secret, a lot of people scared for their own safety. we spoke to one opposition party official who says he doesn't even spend his nights at home because that's usually when government officials come knocking. so, a real pervasive sense of fear for anyone who did not toe the government line. and if you are saying the kind of

reaction we are seeing, with people storming into the prime minister buzz home and looting her palace, you can imagine this is a group of people who have felt they were very much put down and under authoritarian rule and this is a moment for them to break free. doing this can be sometimes a cathartic... it's a cathartic reaction to the rule they have endured since 2009, as you pointed out.— as you pointed out. samir, i 'ust want to pause i as you pointed out. samir, i 'ust want to pause here i as you pointed out. samir, i 'ust want to pause here on i as you pointed out. samir, i 'ust want to pause here on howh as you pointed out. samir, ijust i want to pause here on how events have moved so quickly, especially in the last few hours that you and i have been speaking. this morning, we were talking about the march starting, we were expecting an army chief to give an address at about 8am gmt and we were expecting curfews and blackouts. itjust seems

like none of that was able to prevent someone who is seen as a somewhat authoritarian figure staying in post. so what was that security infrastructure that has collapsed? have we seen a weakness like this before? we collapsed? have we seen a weakness like this before?— like this before? we started getting some early signs — like this before? we started getting some early signs of _ like this before? we started getting some early signs of a _ like this before? we started getting some early signs of a change - like this before? we started getting some early signs of a change or- some early signs of a change or shift when we heard that the speech was being delayed, or the address was being delayed, or the address was being delayed by the army chief, to the nation, because they were still some internal negotiations happening. there were also unconfirmed reports that sheik hasina wanted to give a taped address to the nation but that was not possible. there was a lot more of a push to try and get her out of the country because as you saw on the country because as you saw on the streets, thousands and thousands of students were mobilising to make a march towards the city centre and

presumably to the palace. so, there were certainly some security issues for the prime minister and her family. and then we saw that although there were a lot of police barricade in and around the city, we saw the police were allowing the students to come in. those were early indications that there were monumental shifts within the government.— monumental shifts within the government. ., ., government. now, we mentioned the aeneral government. now, we mentioned the general there — government. now, we mentioned the general there that _ government. now, we mentioned the general there that we _ government. now, we mentioned the general there that we are _ government. now, we mentioned the general there that we are waiting - government. now, we mentioned the general there that we are waiting to l general there that we are waiting to hear from, general there that we are waiting to hearfrom, if he general there that we are waiting to hear from, if he does speak. we've been waiting for more than 90 minutes but there are reports from news agencies that he was holding meetings with stakeholders, so there is the possibility that an address might be made in terms of this unrest. i know you went into this earlier, some era, but what happens in a country when the prime minister

has fled, and we are seeing looting and unrest. who is likely to step in in this scenario? i and unrest. who is likely to step in in this scenario?— in this scenario? i think that's the big question- _ in this scenario? i think that's the big question. i've _ in this scenario? i think that's the big question. i've been _ in this scenario? i think that's the big question. i've been trying - in this scenario? i think that's the big question. i've been trying to l big question. i've been trying to get more information from colleagues on the ground and that will be the big question. the last thing on earth you want to see some kind of power vacuum in any country but particularly bangladesh because we've seen such clashes between government protesters and the police. i think what is important is to get a sense of the allegiance of the military. and whether this will now enter military role until a new government can be formed. these are all questions that we think, you know, people underground are still trying to work out, which is presumably why we have not heard from the army chiefjust yet. for from the army chief 'ust yet. for an one from the army chief 'ust yet. for eneney wne h from the army chief 'ust yet. for anonye who is h from the army chiefjust yet. for anyone who isjoining us, we are

covering this breaking news that the bangladesh prime minister has resigned amid student led protests. they have already been violent clashes but there's been an escalation with her residents, her palace being stormed. these are the pictures from one of the broadcasters there in bangladesh. up until this point, students had declared a campaign of what they called civil decent disobedience to demand that the nation's leader who has had a grip on the country since 2009 step down. there are unconfirmed reports that she has fled the country and is not there in that resident where you can see people grabbing chairs, sofas, anything they can find. and on sunday, 90 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes between police and tens of thousands of

anti—government protesters. 280 people have died as a result of the unrest so far. so a big sequence of events, violent protest that has led to this moment where sheik hasina has been said to have resigned and fled the country. she's had her grip on bangladesh since 2009 and while it's had one of the biggest growing economies, her rule has been seen as becoming far more authoritarian with students seeking her removal. i want to bring you a new update coming from our bbc live page for bangladesh and it says sheik hasina's helicopter is heading towards india. we did receive some murmurs of that a few hours ago. she

left the bangladeshi capital in a helicopter, with her sister, according to reports, as the unrest was continuing to grow. a large march was expected in the capital. student leaders had posted on facebook urging people to join. you can see this has turned into looting of the residents. people on that broadcast they are claiming victory. they have been celebrating. as we have any more updates on this story, we will keep bringing you those updates. we do have correspondence on the ground and samira hussain who has been monitoring all of this. i want to return to samira. these updates are coming quickly and you may have just heard, i mentioned that her helicopter is now heading

to india. what do you make of that? what could be herfuture, now that she's looking for protection and safety their? just she's looking for protection and safety their?— she's looking for protection and safety their? just that one of the first tri- safety their? just that one of the first trip she _ safety their? just that one of the first trip she made _ safety their? just that one of the first trip she made as _ safety their? just that one of the first trip she made as prime - first trip she made as prime minister when she was elected in her fourth term was to come to india. she's been him more than once. and the prime minister of india looks to her as a friend so this is certainly a friendly country to the prime minister. she was educated here and one of her nieces works here, as well. part of the world health organization. so there are some 0rganization. so there are some pretty significant connections for the prime minister here in india. it doesn't come as any surprise that she has come here. where exactly she will end up, there are reports she

will end up, there are reports she will land in west bengal and then perhaps make her way to delhi, that's still very much unconfirmed but it's a signal in terms of which friends she has within the region and certainly, india will count itself amongst one of bangladesh's allies. given that 280 people have died as a result of the unrest, those of the latest figures, the un has called for _ those of the latest figures, the un has called for an _ those of the latest figures, the un has called for an end _ those of the latest figures, the un has called for an end to _ those of the latest figures, the un has called for an end to the - has called for an end to the violence and urged restraint from politicians and security forces. what do you expect to be some of the international responses to this? it will largely depend on what form the government takes after this. we are already hearing reports that the army chief is in conversations with army chief is in conversations with a lot of the political stakeholders.

so there's a lot of conversations happening about an interim government and what that will look like. you need to put in an interim government before you can have an election again, to have a democratically elected government. i think a lot of what the international community will say will largely have to be reflective of what government is in place in terms of what happens now that the prime minister has left. it's a bit too early to speculate what the international reaction will be but as long as it all remains peaceful and jovial on the streets and there is no more bloodshed, that will take... be taken as a win. to give context to — take... be taken as a win. to give context to our _ take... be taken as a win. to give context to our viewers _ take... be taken as a win. to give context to our viewers watching, l context to our viewers watching, they have seen pictures of military lining the roads but now we can see people have overwhelmed the prime

minister's residents. they are looting. sheik hasina is said to not be there. we are now reporting from local media that she is in india, so she's not present at some of that looting is taking place. samira, one point is that the economy has grown under sheik hasina, hasn't it? so, i wonderwhat under sheik hasina, hasn't it? so, i wonder what you make of the real points that have led to such anger. i'm just going to say that we are seeing real celebrations right there, these live pictures at the residents. the broadcaster is replaying these celebrations as they looted the prime minister's residents, after she wrote resigned. we are now seeing more pictures of fleeting damage on the streets. what

are the real points of discontent here because you will hear that the economy and quality—of—life been talked about, things people care about the most but they have been a lot of events that have led to this. there is a real crisis of employment amongst the young and educated and thatis amongst the young and educated and that is part of what started these protests, because there is a need forjobs. and you are saying this and other parts of the region as well. there is a need forjobs for the young and for the educated. yes, economically, bangladesh has made some gains but people continue to feel oppressed and then these games are somewhat questionable. there are also questions around the financial

numbers and economic gains being portrayed as wins for the country. but we've seen scenes like this before in other countries where another authoritarian government is toppled. this is something that can evolve when you see people who have been oppressed for a very long time. that is certainly how many people of bangladesh feel right now. which is why i think we are seeing this kind of looting happening. in no way is that any kind ofjustification of looting happening. in no way is that any kind of justification for violence and looting but it's the context of the type of reaction we are seeing on the streets. i context of the type of reaction we are seeing on the streets.- context of the type of reaction we are seeing on the streets. i want to talk about those _ are seeing on the streets. i want to talk about those quotas _ are seeing on the streets. i want to talk about those quotas in - are seeing on the streets. i want to talk about those quotas in civil - talk about those quotas in civil service jobs, talk about those quotas in civil servicejobs, the talk about those quotas in civil service jobs, the courts talk about those quotas in civil servicejobs, the courts have abolished them and it feels like on some level it has started there. what was the reaction at the time because looking at this, you are

wondering, could this, could the prime minister have conserved her power rather than ended up here where she has had to flee to safety. what was the reaction initially? do you think there was a missed opportunity for her and her government, or did they seem like it was going to implode no matter what? i think part of why this ended up the way it did is because of the harsh crackdown on these student protests. remember, the death that we saw on sunday, almost 100 people killed, that wasn'tjust we saw on sunday, almost 100 people killed, that wasn't just something that just killed, that wasn't just something thatjust happened. this came after we saw protests that were brutally shut down by police and saw that there were some 200 people that died in that initial day of unrest, when the protesters took to the streets

demanding the rolls around civil service jobs and quotas demanding the rolls around civil servicejobs and quotas be abolished. perhaps there are questions as to whether she would have been able to keep her government had she not had such a forceful crackdown on those taking to the streets but that kind of postmortem on the rule and demise of sheik hasina will take a little bit of time before it can actually really be pinpointed because there are questions around how much support she lost within her own party. it's not sollyjust this formal crackdown but they could have been internal strife within her own party as well. the been internal strife within her own party as well-— party as well. the overall death toll is party as well. the overall death tell is said _ party as well. the overall death toll is said to _ party as well. the overall death

toll is said to now _ party as well. the overall death toll is said to now stand - party as well. the overall death toll is said to now stand at - party as well. the overall death | toll is said to now stand at 300. party as well. the overall death i toll is said to now stand at 300. if we get any update on those numbers then we will get those. let's speak to a correspondent for the bengali service. i know you've been across this resignation. could you walk us through how you started understanding that was happening and what we know so far about her whereabouts?— what we know so far about her whereabouts? e . ., , ., . ., whereabouts? what a historic moment for itangladesh- _ whereabouts? what a historic moment for bangladesh. we _ whereabouts? what a historic moment for bangladesh. we have _ whereabouts? what a historic moment for bangladesh. we have seen - whereabouts? what a historic moment for bangladesh. we have seen a - whereabouts? what a historic moment for bangladesh. we have seen a mass| for bangladesh. we have seen a mass upsurge here, tens of thousands of people who have taken to the streets since this morning and suddenly we received the news that the prime minister, she's left her residence and is heading for an unknown destination, a safer place. we still do not know where she is heading to

but many people are thinking that she might go to india, because india is a long friend of hers, for the past 16 years. but still we are not clear. this morning, you can see thousands of people stopped inside her residence. we could see the mass upsurge in sri lanka where people took control of the presidential palace, it's the same here. when these protests started five weeks ago, it was initially started for the amendment to the quota service for the civil service jobs, because protesters were demanding that the civil service should not be based on any quota. the high court tried to reinstate the court system but the protests got bigger and bigger. what

i think is that the prime minister and her party failed to read the writing on the walls. it was absolutely mishandled. they could not understand what was going on. they never try to realise the desperation of the youth in bangladesh. the youth are more particularly aware than ever —— politically aware. the quota was an issue because another thing is in bangladesh for the last 16 years, there's been a lot of criticism of there's been a lot of criticism of the prime minister's government because there were no credible elections in 2014, 2018 and 2024. not like in western countries. 0ppositions were either wiped out or not allowed to take part in the

elections. the human rights situation was very grave and watch dogs continuously criticised her regime. people were searching for strength in society and freedom of expression was curbed so it was many things. i think it was a collective angen things. i think it was a collective anger, fear and frustration, everything that the youth had. that's why they took to the streets. just to remind anyone watching that we are covering, the bangladeshi prime minister has resigned. so we urge you to look at our website. you are watching bbc news right now. there's a special live page up and

running from bangladesh after the prime minister there resigned and fled the country after thousands of people headed to her residence. 0ver over the weekend, people targeted mosques, shops and police officers. 43 arrests been made since the violent disorder. houses were pelted with missiles and cars set alight. this morning, a massive clean—up operation is going on in the town. we can speak to a spokesperson for one of the mosques in the town. thank you forjoining us on bbc

news. can i first get your reaction to the violence that you saw in the town over the weekend? it’s town over the weekend? it's absolutely — town over the weekend? it�*s absolutely sickening. i'm shocked to be honest with you, none of us were expecting this. people coming out thinking it was going to be a peaceful protest presented with a full on riot. wrecking peoples houses, smashing cars up, looting shops, stores, causing maximum destruction. half the town was shut yesterday, shops were affected. to cause fear in peoples hearts is unacceptable. a, cause fear in peoples hearts is unacceptable.— cause fear in peoples hearts is unacceptable. a disgrace. how frightened _ unacceptable. a disgrace. how frightened are _ unacceptable. a disgrace. how frightened are your _ unacceptable. a disgrace. howl frightened are your community? unacceptable. a disgrace. how - frightened are your community? it's not 'ust frightened are your community? it�*s notjust our community. frightened are your community? it�*s not just our community. yesterday, there notjust our community. yesterday,

there were people from romania, albania, kurds, all their properties and cars were smashed. they didn't care who was in the way. there was one street where 21 cars were damaged, windows and wing mirrors were smashed, cars set alight. they didn't care who is they were, they were hooligans. i think the law will deal with them accordingly. i was in south oort deal with them accordingly. i was in southport last _ deal with them accordingly. i was in southport last week _ deal with them accordingly. i was in southport last week there _ deal with them accordingly. i was in southport last week there was - southport last week there was trouble outside the mosque. people there said they did not believe that there said they did not believe that the majority involved were local people. do you think that's the same with you? people. do you think that's the same with ou? , ., ., with you? first of all, can i say, our regards _ with you? first of all, can i say, our regards with _ with you? first of all, can i say, our regards with the _ with you? first of all, can i say, our regards with the parents - with you? first of all, can i say, our regards with the parents of| with you? first of all, can i say, i our regards with the parents of the three beautiful girls who passed away. it's a shame that we cannot

share their pain because of what's going on. we believe there were people travelling from darlington, newcastle, so people he went from local in middlesbrough, it was well—organised, and it was planned. they knew exactly what they were doing. the police were brilliant, giving them space and them have their protest but then half of them were drunk, drinking since the morning and it was chaos. i've never seen nothing like it before. i've lived in this country 50 years, always so peaceful and to see these people going out there and causing maximum damage... this people going out there and causing maximum damage. . ._ people going out there and causing maximum damage... this morning there is a the community _ maximum damage... this morning there is a the community coming _ maximum damage... this morning there is a the community coming out _ maximum damage... this morning there is a the community coming out to -

maximum damage... this morning there is a the community coming out to to - is a the community coming out to to clear up. i is a the community coming out to to clear u -. ., , ., . ., clear up. i love this town. we love this town and _ clear up. i love this town. we love this town and we _ clear up. i love this town. we love this town and we are _ clear up. i love this town. we love this town and we are sending - clear up. i love this town. we love this town and we are sending a . clear up. i love this town. we love l this town and we are sending a clear message that there will be no hate here. people are welcome here regardless of colour, country, and we cleaned up. it's our town. we cleaned it up and we will do it again. we will do anything to protect this town.— again. we will do anything to protect this town. that shows the community _ protect this town. that shows the community spirit _ protect this town. that shows the community spirit in _ protect this town. that shows the | community spirit in middlesbrough but i am imagining there's concern there will be more violence? yes. we have elderly — there will be more violence? yes. we have elderly people _ there will be more violence? yes. we have elderly people now— there will be more violence? yes. we have elderly people now scared - there will be more violence? yes. we have elderly people now scared to - have elderly people now scared to come and pray. we have women worried about being targeted when they go out. people are scared to go out. not able to live that normal life that they deserve to live in 2024. a few mindless bugs causing it —— bugs

causing it, but hopefully this will be a one—off. we will have much more on the violence across the weekend. at the top of the hour but let's get our weather now with carol. pressure close to the — our weather now with carol. pressure close to the north _ our weather now with carol. pressure close to the north of— our weather now with carol. pressure close to the north of the _ our weather now with carol. pressure close to the north of the country - close to the north of the country which means we will have period of wet and windy weather whereas high pressure is clinging on to parts of the south so here it will be dry and warm as we go through the week. this is the low pressure bringing heavy rain across scotland and northern ireland which will continue to move into northern england and eventually wales as we go through the latter part of the day. some of this will be heavy and thundery some sunny intervals and on the other side of it, sunshine and a few showers. wherever you are, it's going to be a

blustery day. temperature 16—26 c. but weather front bringing that rain, potentially heavy and thundery to england, wales and the west midlands has cloud behind it but it will be a humid night across the board. we start tomorrow with a weather front that is weakening all the time, pushing into the south—east, taking those dregs of rain with it. some sunshine but frequent showers across the west of scotland and also northern ireland and a blustery day again. as we head on from tuesday into wednesday, the lobe pressure pudsey�*s across the north of the country and this where you will find heavy rain, rainfall totals mounting up. head further south and you will see something drier and brighter but it is going to be windy, especially across northern ireland and in that wind it

will make it feel cooler. the temperatures, down a touch, 15—22 c. as we head off on wednesday to thursday, the best area of low pressure moves away, to be replaced by another one bringing more fronts. a dry note in eastern areas but then this pushing north—west and it will be windy, especially with exposure in western areas. temperature is 15-23 c. in western areas. temperature is 15—23 c. through the weekend, remaining unsettled, the driest and warmest weather will be in the south and it will be wet at times and that will ring pressure in the north.

live from london. this is bbc news. the prime minister is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the far—right violence as some mps say parliament

should be recalled. the home secretary yvette cooper promises �*swift justice' for the rioters.more than 400 people have more than 400 people have already been arested. lots of people have concerns and views about crime, about the nhs, about immigration, but they don't pick up bricks and throw them at the police. one week on from the deadly stabbings in southport violence across the uk. southport tries to come to terms with what happened. bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees the country as anti—government protesters storm sheikh hasina's official residence.