Bangladesh Parliament dissolved, president’s office says

People gather at the entrance of the Parliament Building after Bangladeshi PM Hasina’s resignation, in Dhaka

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster.

The announcement came hours after protesting student leaders set a deadline to dissolve parliament and warned a “strict programme” would be launched if their deadline is not met.

(Reporting by Ruma Paul; Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by YP Rajesh)