Bangladesh protest: Protesters in Bangladesh demand PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation

In Bangladesh, protesters have rejected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal for talks and announced a one-point demand for her resignation.

The coordinators of the quota reform movement announced it at a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka last evening. Nahid Islam, Sargis Alam and other key coordinators of the movement said that they will enforce the non-cooperation movement starting from today.

The announcement came despite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the agitating students to sit with her at Gono Bhaban to end the violence centring the quota reform protests.

Last night, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan held a meeting with top officials of the law enforcement agencies. After the meeting, the home minister addressed the media and said that all demands of the students’ movement have been met.

He urged the students to return home without waging a non-cooperation movement. He also announced a relaxation in curfew hours in Dhaka and nearby districts from morning six o’clock to evening nine o’clock from Sunday onwards.

Earlier yesterday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the release of all detained students in the Quota Reform Movement. The directives came a day after the announcement of a countrywide non-cooperation movement on Sunday.