Mujibur Rahman To Sheikh Hasina: Fate Of Bangladesh Leaders Since Its Liberation

Bangladesh's Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said that Hasina has resigned from her post and left the country after which an interim government would be formed to lead the country.

Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in 1975.

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The developments that unfolded on Monday in Bangladesh involving the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have once again shed light on the country's history of political upheaval and coups. Opposing weeks of protests, that turned violent killing around 300 people, by students against the quota system, Hasina had to flee the country on Monday. 

Bangladesh's Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said in a televised address that Hasina has resigned from her post and left the country after which an interim government would be formed to lead the country. 

From Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to his daughter Sheikh Hasina, here is what was made of the several leaders of the country following the upheaval that led to a coup. 

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The country's first Prime Minister and Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated along with most of his family members in a military coup in the year 1975. The assassination brought a long period of military rule in the country. 

Two more coups occurred the same year before General Ziaur Rahman seized power in November. 

Ziaur Rahman: General Ziaur Rahman also met the same fate as his predecessor in 1981 after rebels stormed into a government guest house in Chittagong city where he was residing. The violence was believed to have been orchestrated by a small group of army officers, but the army itself remained loyal and suppressed the rebellion, as per a Reuters report. 

Abdus Sattar: In 1982, Abdus Sattar was ousted in a bloodless military coup led by Hussein Muhammad Ershad, who took over as chief martial law administrator. Ershad later assumed the office of president. 

A military coup took place again in 2007 led by Army chief Lieutenant General Moeen U Ahmed which backed a caretaker government that remained in power for the next two years until Hasina took power in 2009. 

Bangladesh Rifles revolt: The revolting paramilitary forces, unhappy with their wages and living conditions, killed more than 70 people in capital Dhaka in the year 2009.