Protest erupts in Bangladesh as students demand president's resignation
Hundreds of protestors outside Bangladesh's president house
Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in Bangladesh demanding the resignation of the President over his recent comment on former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country in August.
Protesters blocked roads on Tuesday (Oct22) and demanded the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
In an interview with the Bangla daily Manab Zamin last week, Shahabuddin said he did not have any documentary evidence of Hasina resigning as prime minister before she fled the country.
The anti-discrimination Student Movement, which led the campaign to remove Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, seized the presidential palace, Banga Bhaban.
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They also held a rally at the central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
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During clashes, five people, including two journalists, were reportedly injured as law enforcement attempted to prevent a group from entering the president's house.
The Business Standard quoted hospital sources as saying that two people sustained gunshot injuries when security forces fired shots to contain protesters from breaking the barricades of the presidential palace.
Videos shared on social media showed protestors under different banners scuffling with police.
Police were seen launching lathi charges and firing tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement also issued an ultimatum to the new interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Protestors have reportedly raised five key demands, including the removal of President Mohammed Shahabuddin and the abolition of the 1972 constitution.
"Our first point is immediate scrapping of the 'pro-Mujb (Bangladesh's founding leader) 1972 Constitution' which kept Chuppu (president's nickname) in office," said Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement.
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Abdullah also said the protestors would "return to the streets with full force" if the government failed to meet the demands by this week.