The crisis could also have implications for neighboring India, which is seen as having long supported Hasina and where she fled Monday.
He did not say how long Hasina would be in India or what she planned to do next.
Though the protests began over a controversial quota system for highly coveted government jobs, they soon morphed into broader calls for justice for those killed as well as Hasina’s resignation.
On Monday, the State Department said the U.S. stands with the people of Bangladesh and urged all parties to refrain from further violence as an interim government is formed.
“Too many lives have been lost over the course of the past several weeks, and we urge calm and restraint in the days ahead,” spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.
Persons:
Islam, Yunus, ” Yunus, Bangladesh’s, ”, Chietigj Bajpaee, Bangladesh doesn’t, Hasina, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Matthew Miller
Organizations:
NBC, Yunus Centre, South, Chatham House, State Department
Locations:
Dhaka, South Asia, London, Washington, Bangladesh, China, Beijing, India, United States, U.S
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