Bangladesh President says, interim government will be formed after dissolving parliament

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said that an interim government will be formed after dissolving the parliament. He said this during a meeting with the leaders of various political parties and civil society representatives at Bangabhaban in Dhaka in the presence of the chief of three forces. President said, army will also take measures to normalise the prevailing anarchic situation. The meeting also decided to release Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who is under house arrest after being convicted in several cases. President Shahabuddin also ordered the release of all students arrested during the ongoing protests.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country in a military aircraft yesterday. Army stepped in to fill the power vacuum. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) – the army’s media wing – said that Army Chief Wakar-Uz-Zaman will meet with the representatives of the students and teachers very soon. Gen Zaman said all government and semi-government offices, private offices, factories and all educational institutions including schools, colleges, madrasas and universities will open today.