After protesters ultimatum, Bangladesh chief justice says will resign
By : AFP
Update: 2024-08-10 08:44 GMT
Dhaka: The chief justice of Bangladesh's top court said Saturday he had agreed to resign "in principle" after an ultimatum to do so from protesters, broadcaster Jamuna TV reported.
Obaidul Hassan, who was appointed to helm the Supreme Court last year and is seen as a loyalist to ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, was told to step down by protesters who gathered outside the court in the capital Dhaka.
Earlier, Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus took oath as the chief advisor to the interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned to her post and fled the country.
The 84-year-old Yunus will oversee 27 ministries, the portfolios were allotted in consultation with the protesting student leaders.