Bangladesh Prime Minister resigns after weeks of student-led protestsBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country on Monday, media reports said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago. Here are details of the protests and their history:CALLS FOR HASINA TO STEP DOWNThe ‘Students Against Discrimination’ group, which was at the forefront of last month’s job quota protests, is leading the latest demonstrations. The protests to reform the quota system paused after the Supreme Court scrapped most quotas on July 21. The protesters blame Hasina’s government for the violence during the protests in July. Hasina blamed the BNP for instigating anti-government protests that rocked Dhaka ahead of the election and left at least 10 people dead.

Source: Daily Nation August 05, 2024 21:58 UTC