VIDEO | Moment When PM Sheikh Hasina Left Bangladesh for 'Safer Place' amid Ongoing Protests

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, media reports said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.

Sheikh Hasina has left the country along with her sister.

Sheikh Hasina Leaves Country, See Moment When She Left

The visuals of Sheikh Hasina leaving the country with her sister, in a chopper has surfaced.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence.

Shortly after local media showed the embattled leader boarding a military helicopter with her sister, Bangladesh’s military chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman announced plans to seek the president's guidance on forming interim government.

He promised that the military would stand down, and to launch an investigation into the deadly crackdowns that fueled outrage against the government, and asked citizens for time to restore peace.

The government’s attempts to quell the demonstrations with force, curfews and internet shutdowns backfired, prompting further outrage as nearly 300 people were killed and leading to demands for an end to her 15 years in power.

On Sunday, nearly 100 people were killed as the protesters clashed with security officials and the ruling party activists across the country.