Bangladesh's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday (Aug 6), the president's office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster.
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00:00Bangladesh's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, according to a statement from the
00:06president's office.
00:08This dissolution paves the way for the formation of an interim government a day after Prime
00:13Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a
00:18student-led uprising.
00:20The statement from President Mohammad Shahabuddin's office came after student protesters threatened
00:26more demonstrations if parliament was not dissolved.
00:47The presidential statement noted that the decision was made after meetings with the
00:52heads of the defence forces, political party leaders, student leaders and civil society
00:57representatives.
00:59Nearly 300 people were killed in the weeks of violence that erupted last month after
01:04student groups demanded the abolition of a controversial quota system in government jobs.
01:10The situation escalated into a campaign to oust Hasina, who secured a fourth consecutive
01:15term in January during an election boycotted by the opposition.