The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, according to local media, even as efforts were on by the army to bring the situation under control in the violence-hit nation news agency PTI reported it.
Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces, particularly in Dhaka, leading to significant unrest, vandalism, and attacks on government properties
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday dissolved the parliament, a day after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned.
Bengali daily Prothom Alo reported that at least 109 people were killed in clashes in different parts of the country on Monday.
The Anti Discrimination Student Movement announced on August 6 , said they wants Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus to become the head of interim government.
One of the protester of Anti- Discrimination Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the platforms, placed the demand on early morning, the Prathom Alo also reported.
