Bangladesh protests live: Parliament dissolved after Hasina resignation

 

•Bangladesh’s parliament has been dissolved, a day after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country after weeks of deadly unrest.

•Organisers of student-led protests are scheduled to meet army officials, insisting they will not accept a military-led government.

•Protesters say Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head the interim government.

•A spokesperson for the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has told AFP the opposition leader was released from years of house arrest.