Airlines Halt Dhaka Flights Amid Bangladesh Turmoil
Air India and IndiGo suspend operations as violent protests lead to over 300 deaths and political upheaval.
- Air India and IndiGo have cancelled all flights to and from Dhaka due to escalating violence.
- More than 300 people have died in the protests, which began over a controversial job quota system.
- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country; an interim government is in place.
- Bangladesh's Shahjalal International Airport was temporarily closed for six hours.
- Security has been heightened at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi and along the India-Bangladesh border.
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