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According to the CCTV News client, on August 5 local time, Bangladesh President Mohammad Shehabuddin Chup ordered the release of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

On February 8, 2018, a special court in Bangladesh found former Prime Minister and chairperson of the opposition Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia guilty of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison. Prior to this, the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission had accused Zia and others of corruption in the operation of the Zia Orphanage Trust Fund.

Al Jazeera reported and public data show that Zia served twice as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and was the country's first female Prime Minister. Her husband is the country's former President Ziaur Rahman. During her tenure, Zia visited China many times.

In addition, Bangladesh President Mohammad Shehabuddin Chup has ordered the armed forces to take tough measures to protect the lives of the people and the safety of national assets on the same day. He also said that all those detained and arrested in recent protests will be released, and the families of the dead and injured will be compensated. Mohammad Shehabuddin Chup said that the parliament will be dissolved soon and an interim government will be formed.

The Bangladesh military announced that a curfew will be imposed from 00:00 to 6:00 on August 6.

According to the CCTV News client, on August 5, local time, the Bangladesh military issued a statement saying that a curfew will be imposed from 0:00 to 6:00 on August 6, local time.

Earlier reports showed that on August 4, local time, violent clashes triggered by demonstrations across Bangladesh resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 people, including 14 police officers, and hundreds of injuries, making it the "bloodiest day" with the highest death toll since the outbreak of this round of conflict. The next afternoon, a large number of protesters ignored the government's curfew and took to the streets of the capital Dhaka and stormed Hasina's Prime Minister's Office.

Media reports said Hasina, 76, left in a military helicopter shortly after protesters stormed her official residence in the capital Dhaka. A source told AFP that "her security team asked her to leave and she had no time to prepare." The source added that Hasina left first by car and then by helicopter, but did not specify her destination.

On the afternoon of August 5th local time, Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff Waker-Uz-Zaman delivered a national speech confirming the resignation of Prime Minister Hasina and that the military will demand the formation of an interim government.

"Give us some time and we will find a solution... If the situation improves, there will be no need for a state of emergency." Zaman said that before delivering his speech, he had consulted with representatives of political parties and civil society organizations and was currently negotiating on the formation of an interim government. He called on protesters to "maintain peace and order in the country" during the political transition, trust the army, and vowed that "all murders will be brought to justice."