'The situation is such...': Bangladesh PM Hasina's aide hints at 'possibility' of her resignation

After fresh clashes in Bangladesh on Sunday that claimed the lives of 100 people and injured hundreds, a senior aide of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hinted at the possibility of her resigning from the top post.

According to AFP, after being questioned as to whether she would quit, senior advisor to PM Hasina said that the resignation of the embattled leader was a “possibility” .

“The situation is such that this is a possibility, but I don’t know how it will happen,” AFP quoted the aide as saying, speaking on condition of anonymity.

On Sunday, fresh protests erupted across Bangladesh, killing at least 100 people, including 14 police officers, and injuring hundreds.

The clashes took the total number of people killed since protests began in early July to at least 300, according to AFP, citing  police, government officials and doctors.

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The clashes broke out on Sunday morning between protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and supporters of the ruling party across various regions of Bangladesh.

The intensity of the clashes has forced authorities to take drastic measures, including cutting off mobile internet services and imposing a nationwide curfew for an indefinite period.

Rallies that began last month against civil service job quotas have escalated into some of the worst unrest of Hasina’s 15-year rule and shifted into wider calls for the 76-year-old to quit.

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Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman will address the country today.

“General Waker will address the people at 2:00 pm (0800 GMT),” said AFP quoted Rashedul Alam, an official of the Inter Service Public Relations, the official spokesman of the military, as saying.

With inputs from agencies