An interim administration is scheduled to be established to govern Bangladesh following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday amidst demonstrations in the South Asian nation, as announced by army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman during a televised address to the public on Monday afternoon. He disclosed that Hasina has officially stepped down, corroborating previous media speculations.
We would now go to the president to form an interim government,” said Zaman.
There will be no need to declare a state of emergency if the situation gets better, said Zaman while calling for maintaining peace and order in the country.
He expressed hope that after his speech, the situation will improve.
Hasina, 76, took office for her fourth straight five-year term as the country’s prime minister in January this year after her ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections.