From furniture to saree-blouse-bra: Protesters loot everything from Sheikh Hasina's residence - WATCH

Protesters stormed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence on Monday after reports emerged that she had resigned and fled the country.

Reports and images circulating on social media depict the rioters broke into the 'Ganabhaban' and began to loot furniture, utensils, Dior suitcase and livestock, including rabbits, chickens, and fish from it.

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Faced with a one-point demand from the ‘Students against Discrimination’ – of resignation of the government, Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of prime minister and left the country.

She left in a military helicopter at around 2:30 pm on Monday. She was accompanied by her sister Sheikh Rehana. The helicopter left for India.

The Awami League president and her sister Sheikh Rehana landed in Hindon air base, on the outskirts of Delhi, in the evening.

Sheikh Hasina has sought asylum in the United Kingdom, according to reports.

She will fly to London through New Delhi, the reports said.

Hasina’s younger sister Rehana is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Her daughter Tulip Siddiq is a member of the British parliament for the Labour Party.

Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul, the World Health Organization's regional director for South-East Asia, lives in Delhi.

According to reports, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met the former Bangladeshi PM at Hindon air base.

Bangladesh’s army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman addressed the nation around 3:45pm, announcing Hasina’s resignation.

Hasina has been in power for 15 and a half years as the leader of the Awami League.

The student protests demanding quota reforms, which started over a month ago, morphed into an anti-government movement, resulting in widespread violence and the deaths of over 300 people.

Hasina, president of the Awami League party, took oath as the prime minister for the fourth consecutive time on January 11 this year.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Kaleda Zia has called on people to remain clam amid the ongoing nationwide chaos. Her son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman also made a similar call.

The European Union has called for an "orderly and peaceful transition towards a democratically elected government" in Bangladesh in "full respect of human rights".

In a statement, Josep Borrell, the top diplomat of the 27-member bloc, said: "The European Union is closely monitoring the events unfolding in Bangladesh.

"Following the address to the nation by Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the EU calls for calm and restraint…. We take note of the assurances given by General Waker-Uz-Zaman that the situation will be handled in a peaceful manner, and that all unlawful killings will be impartially investigated. Accountability for human rights violations is crucial. Those who have been arbitrarily detained should be released immediately," it said. (Inputs from UNI)