Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman takes charge after PM Hasina's ouster


Anti-government protestors display the national flag as they storm Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka, on Aug 5. - PHOTO: AFP

DHAKA (AFP): Bangladesh army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman spent nearly four decades rising to the top of the military and said on Monday he was "taking full responsibility" after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled.

Bedecked with medal ribbons on his green fatigues and wearing a four-star general's cap, Waker said 76-year-old Hasina had quit and that the army would "form an interim government".

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