S Jaishankar Meets PM Modi As Sheikh Hasina Flees Bangladesh After Army Takeover

• 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. Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has also spoken to Mr Jaishankar.
• Sheikh Hasina, who fled her Dhaka residence shortly before it was overrun, has landed at the Hindon Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, which is 30km from Delhi. Mrs Hasina was received by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
• In India, the Border Security Force is on high alert. India shares a 4,096 km border with Bangladesh, across which travel has been stopped; the Railways and Air India have cancelled trains and flights. Meghalaya has ordered a 12-hour night-time curfew from 6 pm within 200 metres inside Indian territory.
• Earlier today, after Mrs Hasina resigned, Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said the military will form an 'interim government' and urged protesters to stand down. He promised to protect life and property and fulfill demands.
• Chaos erupted this morning after protesters stormed Gonobhaban, the PM's Dhaka residence. 100 people were killed and over 1,000 injured in clashes between police and protesters. The protests began over a quota system for government jobs and escalated into a wider anti-government movement.

Source: NDTV