Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president’s resignation

Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Political tension in Bangladesh is growing after a leading student group called for the country’s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation in August. The student group set a two-day deadline for President Mohammed Shahabuddin to step down. The interim government was expected to hold a Cabinet meeting to discuss the issue Thursday, while student protesters accused Shahabuddin of collaborating with Hasina’s “fascist” regime. The president told the nation on the day Hasina stepped down that he had received the letter. But he contradicted that in an interview published this week.