Bangladesh awaits interim government, army chief to meet protesters

6/8/2024 12:30

        Bangladesh's army chief will meet student protest leaders on Tuesday as the country awaits the formation of a new government a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled following a violent uprising against her that killed hundreds.
        
        Student leaders, who spearheaded a movement against job quotas that turned into a call for Hasina to resign, said early on Tuesday that they want a new interim government with Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as its chief adviser.
        
        "Any government other than the one we recommended would not be accepted," Nahid Islam, one of the key organisers of the student movement, said in a video on Facebook with three other organisers. "We wouldn't accept any army-supported or army-led government."
        
        "We have also had discussions with Muhammad Yunus and he has agreed to take on this responsibility at our invitation," Islam added.