Bangladesh parliament dissolved, says president's office

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Bangladesh's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday (Aug 6), the president's office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/KDF3o  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Bangladesh's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, according to a statement from the

00:06president's office.

00:08This dissolution paves the way for the formation of an interim government a day after Prime

00:13Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a

00:18student-led uprising.

00:20The statement from President Mohammad Shahabuddin's office came after student protesters threatened

00:26more demonstrations if parliament was not dissolved.

00:47The presidential statement noted that the decision was made after meetings with the

00:52heads of the defence forces, political party leaders, student leaders and civil society

00:57representatives.

00:59Nearly 300 people were killed in the weeks of violence that erupted last month after

01:04student groups demanded the abolition of a controversial quota system in government jobs.

01:10The situation escalated into a campaign to oust Hasina, who secured a fourth consecutive

01:15term in January during an election boycotted by the opposition.

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