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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly resigned following weeks of protests over job quota reforms, Bangladesh High Commission officials told Reuters in Delhi.

According to Daily Star, Hasina left Dhaka on Monday for a "safer place". According to Reuters, she will be landing in India today. News agency AFP reported that she and her sister have left Gono Bhaban, her official residence.

"She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get an opportunity to do that," a source close to her told AFP.

Daily Star also reported that protesters entered Gono Bhaban around 3 pm.

At least six people were killed in clashes between police and protesters in the Jatrabari and Dhaka Medical College areas on Monday, Daily Star newspaper reported.

Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and a group of party lawmakers discussed domestic air safety issues with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

The meeting was focused on progressing the civil aviation bills aiming to split the existing Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal into two entities: as a service provider and a regulatory body.

Nepali Congress lawmaker Rajendra Bajgain said that during the meeting they discussed the need to proceed ahead with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Bill and the Air Service Authority of Nepal Bill along with other contemporary issues.

They also touched on the issues relating to the need to enhance the safety of Nepal's aviation sector, making it reliable and connecting it to the development and promotion of the tourism industry.

According to Bajgain, their (NC lawmakers) conclusion is that the same body (CAAN) functioning as the service provider and the regulatory simultaneously is capable of promoting the conflict of interests. This is in contravention of the international practices as well. That's why it is warranted to split the aviation body into two entities and advance towards air safety.

It is noted that the European Union has concerns over air safety in Nepal and advised Nepal to have separate bodies for the service providing and the regulation.

Deuba was accompanied by Jeevan Pariyar, Ramesh Lekhak, Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, Ishwori Neupane, Sanjay Gautam, Uday Shumsher Rana, Rajan KC, Pratima Gautam, Sarita Prasai, Ramkrishna Yadav, Pushpa Bahadur Shahi, Shanti Pariyar, and Sita Mijar including Bajgai.

The twin bills that had been endorsed by the National Assembly turned deactivate upon reaching the House of Representatives, according to Bajgain.

Karnali Province Chief Minister Yamlal Kandel is seeking a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly today.

Kandel will take the vote of confidence in accordance with Article 188 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

The Kandel-led government was pushed to the minority after the CPN (Maoist Center) withdrew its support to Kandel on July 22. 

However, with the Nepali Congress joining the province government on Sunday, the Kandel-led government got its full shape.

In the 40-member Karnali Province Assembly, the Nepali Congress holds 14 seats, CPN (Maoist Center) has 13, CPN-UML has 10, and CPN (Unified Socialist) and RPP have one seat each. Additionally, there is one independent member.

CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal said that his party has played a crucial role in the country's national politics.

At a program on Sunday organized by the party's Kathmandu Metropolitan Committee, the former Prime Minister said that his party has been taking a coordinated leadership to safeguard democracy, the Constitution and to troubleshoot political crises.

Nepal added that his party would work proactively to further serve the people's interest with more confidence.

Stating that economic prosperity and good-governance are the key needs of the time, Chairman Nepal stressed the need for unity among the left and progressive forces. For this, cooperation and coordination among all parties should be deepened to safeguard the Constitution and republican.