Bangladesh's President dissolved Parliament on Tuesday clearing the way for an interim government and new elections.
Bangladesh’s President dissolved Parliament on Tuesday clearing the way for an interim government and new elections.
The movement that toppled Hasina rose out of demonstrations against public sector job quotas for families of veterans of Bangladesh’s 1971 independence war.About 300 people were killed and thousands injured in violence since July.The decision to dissolve parliament was taken following meetings with the heads of armed forces, leaders of political parties, student leaders and some civil society representatives, the presidential statement said.
“I think what has happened yesterday, the vandalism, it was not at all appreciated. The palace belongs to the people like us. We will have to pay for its reconstruction.”
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