Bangladesh’s army chief says will ‘form an interim government’

General Waker-Uz-Zaman made the announcement after the prime minister resigned and fled the capital Dhaka in the face of overwhelming protests

Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said Monday he will form an interim government after the prime minister resigned and fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests.

Bangladeshi Army soldiers guarding a street in Dhaka. (PTI)

“We will form an interim government,” Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television, adding Sheikh Hasina had resigned.