Bangladesh unrest

Hasina's last 15 years in power marked by opposition leader arrests, free speech crackdowns and suppressing dissent

Student leaders have proposed Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser to the interim government.

26yo was coordinator of student movement against quotas in govt jobs that morphed into an oust-Hasina campaign

Students demand immediate action after Hasina's exit, threatening a 'strict programme'

UN Secretary-General Guterres "urges calm by all sides, emphasizes importance of peaceful democratic transition"

Rights group accuse Hasina's security forces of abducting and disappearing 600 people including from BNP and banned JI

Monday marks the deadliest day since protests began in early July

Anti-government protests in Bangladesh have led to the prime minister stepping down and the army chief taking control

Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announces Hasina had resigned and military will form a caretaker govt

Bangladesh’s military chief announces transitional government following resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina