Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster.
Hasina was "so disappointed that after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her," Joy said.
Earlier, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced Hasina's resignation in a televised address to the nation and said an interim government would be formed.
"The country is going through a revolutionary period," said Zaman, 58, who had taken over as army chief only on June 23.
Persons:
Sheikh Hasina, Hasina's, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Joy, General Waker, Zaman, Mohammed Shahabuddin
Organizations:
Bangladesh, BBC, Service, Awami League
Locations:
Mirpur, Dhaka