Students protest at high court in Dhaka demanding resignation of chief justice

Описание: (10 Aug 2024)
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++UPDATES STORYLINE AY 1315GMT TO REFLECT OBAIDUL HASSAN'S RESIGNATION++

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Dhaka - 10 August 2024
1. Various of demonstration, chanting and waving flags
STORYLINE:
Bangladesh's Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned as the country’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus starts functioning after a mass uprising forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.

Earlier on Saturday, students in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka held a protest outside the high court to demand Hassan's resignation.

The country's Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said Saturday that his office received the resignation letter from the chief justice.

Five other judges of the Supreme Court are also expected to quit.

Hasina stepped down and fled to India Monday after an uprising that began with peaceful protests in June, but grew into mass demonstrations leaving hundreds dead in violent clashes.

Yunus took over on Thursday and formed a new Cabinet with a promise to restore stability in the country. 


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