The din of banging pots and honking car horns reverberated through Myanmar’s biggest city of Yangon in the first widespread protest against the military coup that overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The United Nation’s Myanmar envoy Christine Schraner Burgener urged the Security Council to “collectively send a clear signal in support of democracy in Myanmar”.

China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting that all actions by the international community should contribute to Myanmar’s political and social stability to prevent increasing tensions.

Myanmar has closed its international airport in Yangon, its main gateway, the airport’s manager said on Tuesday, following a military takeover of the country.

The United Nations Security Council should impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar and refer the situation in the country to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fortify Rights said today.

The Indian Embassy in Yangon has asked all Indian citizens residing in Myanmar to take due precautions and avoid unnecessary travel in that country, a day after the Myanmar military staged a coup.

The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the junta to recognise her victory in November elections, a day after a military coup sparked global outrage.

Myanmar banks in the commercial hub of Yangon reopened on Tuesday after halting financial services a day earlier due to poor internet connections after the military seized power in the country, a Reuters witness said.

Britain's government on Monday summoned Myanmar's ambassador in London over the coup by the country's military and the unlawful imprisonment of civilians, the Foreign Office said.

The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the country, a UN spokesman said on Monday as the Security Council planned to meet on the latest developments on Tuesday.

Myanmar’s generals appeared in firm control Tuesday a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, as they offered silence to a barrage of global condemnation.

President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

UK has condemned the state of emergency imposed by the Myanmar military, and the detention of members of the civilian government and civil society, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

European Union governments condemned the military's seizure of power in Myanmar on Monday and demanded the immediate release of people arrested in raids across the country.

The military coup in Myanmar and the arrest of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, and the imposition of a state of emergency have provoked mixed reactions in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh.

China said on Monday it had “noted” the military coup in Myanmar and hoped that all sides could properly manage their differences under the constitution and uphold stability.

Experts and analysts appear unsure of exactly why the Myanmar military acted now, as there seems little to gain, according to a BBC report published earlier today.

Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi issued a pre-emptive call for people to reject any coup, before she was detained by the military on Monday, her party said.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told The Daily Star today that the agreement on Rohingya repatriation was signed with the Myanmar state, and it doesn’t matter who is in power, the agreement must be followed.

Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids.