Sarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, said, “I promise that the name of Chhatra League will be deleted in Bengal.”
He made the comment in a Facebook post on Monday (August 5).
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned. He has already fled the country with his family.
According to BBC news, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Bangladesh. It is reported that family members including his sister Sheikh Rehana are there.
Chief of Army Staff’s Discussions with Leaders
The Inter-Services Public Relations Department ISPR said that Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman’s discussions with the leaders of all political parties in the country are ongoing to resolve the current crisis.
According to the ISPR statement, the army chief urged everyone to be patient by avoiding violence. Director of ISPR Shammi Ahmed confirmed this information to BBC.
He said that the meeting of the army chief with the leaders of the political parties is going on. As a result, the army chief’s scheduled address to the nation at 3 pm may be delayed a little more, he said.