Dhaka:
A day after protests in Bangaldesh forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as prime minister, students have now targeted the Supreme Court and demanded the resignation of all judges, including the Chief Justice.
Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, surrounded the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, demanding the immediate dismissal of the Chief Justice. The situation quickly escalated, with reports suggesting that the Chief Justice may have fled the premises.
The protests were triggered by a plenary meeting called by the Chief Justice without consulting the newly formed interim government. Student protesters have alleged that the court’s judges are part of a conspiracy, sparking outrage and demands for accountability.
As tensions rose, the scheduled court meeting was abruptly cancelled. The protesters, undeterred, continued to besiege the Supreme Court, giving the Chief Justice a one-hour ultimatum to resign.
The new protests come days after a student-led uprising against government hiring rules resulted in Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus taking command of an interim government.
At least 450 people have been killed in more than a month of deadly protests that ended the autocratic rule of 76-year-old Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Hasina faces charges of murder, enforced disappearance, money laundering and corruption, and must face the law, said Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, a senior member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Hasina, one of Asia’s longest-serving leaders, resigned and fled Bangladesh on August 5 under pressure from millions of protesters who took to the streets for weeks to demand her resignation.
An interim government was appointed in Bangladesh on Thursday, led by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus. Under the Constitution, an election must be called within 90 days, although Yunus, the military – which supports the interim government – and the president have not commented on when the elections will be held.
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