Bangladesh awaits its futurepublished
We are pausing our coverage of events in Bangladesh for today, with the country waiting to see what will happen next.
With parliament dissolved, the way is clear for an interim government to be declared. But as yet, no announcements have been made.
Among civilians, our reporters found optimism mixed with anxiety over the future.
Meanwhile, the future of Sheikh Hasina – the 76-year-old former prime minister who fled Bangladesh for India on Monday – remains unclear.
Thank you for joining us. Today’s coverage was bought to you by Yvette Tan, Annabelle Liang, Gavin Butler, Kelly Ng, Jaroslav Lukiv, Soutik Biswas, Vikas Pandey, Meryl Sebastian, Geeta Pandey, Lana Lam, Lipika Pelham, Jamie Whitehead and me.
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Bangladeshis are waiting to see what unfolds, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country
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Parliament was dissolved on Tuesday – a key demand of student protest leaders, who have also said they will not accept a military-led government
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The country’s army chief has promised an interim government and said new elections will be announced
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Huge crowds stormed Hasina’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday, and there was looting and disorder in the capital, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people – overtaking Sunday as the deadliest day of violence
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Hasina is in India, but it is unclear where she might end up more permanently
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The student protests began in July with calls to abolish civil service job quotas, but spiralled into demands for Hasina to quit after 15 years in power
