DHAKA: Bangladesh’s parliament has been dissolved, according to a statement from the president’s office.
It was a key demand made by student protest coordinators, who had set a deadline of 15:00 local time (09:00 GMT).
Student protesters have said they will not accept a military-led government, and said Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has agreed to be the interim government’s chief adviser.
Bangladeshis are waiting to see what unfolds, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country.
Parliament was dissolved on Tuesday – a key demand of student protest leaders, who have also said they will not accept a military-led government.
The country’s army chief has promised an interim government and said new elections will be announced.
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.
Hasina is in India, but it is unclear where she might end up more permanently.
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.
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