(ANSA) - ROMA, 06 AGO - epa11529906 A Sri Lankan man reads a
newspaper with the front page carrying the headline news of the
Bangladesh prime minister's resignation, in Colombo, Sri Lanka,
06 August 2024. In an address to the nation, Chief of Army Staff
General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on 05 August that Bangladeshi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned after weeks of unrest and
an interim government will be formed to run the country.
Violence broke out in Dhaka and other regions following
student-led protests demanding reforms to the government's job
quota system. EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE
CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/ (ANSA).