US calls for democratic elections as soon as possible after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, sparking celebrations
Explainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?
The coordinators of Bangladesh’s student protest movement were scheduled to meet with the army chief, Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, after the military announced it would form an interim government following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister.
On Monday, Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as student protests against preferential job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her downfall. Celebrations erupted on Monday after Hasina resigned.