“The president has dissolved parliament,” Shiplu Zaman, press secretary of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, said.
Anti-government protestors climbs atop a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding father and parent of the country’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Abu SUFIAN JEWEL / AFP)
Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, a key demand of student protesters who led demonstrations that ousted longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina, a statement read.
“The president has dissolved parliament,” Shiplu Zaman, press secretary of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, said in a statement.
