Violence continues to rise in Bangladesh behind the Resignation and flight of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina. In the last 24 hours At least 99 people have diedmaking it one of the deadliest days since anti-government protests erupted a month ago. More than 400 people have died in the demonstrations since then.

The superintendent of the West Jashore District General Hospital, Harun-or-Rashid, has assured that 20 people burned to death after a hotel allegedly owned by an Awami League leader caught firethe former prime minister’s party. “We have also treated a hundred injured people and 30 of them are in critical condition,” he explained.

The violence, which has been ongoing for more than a month, has intensified in recent hours with Hasina’s resignation in the face of pressure from student demonstrationsThis spiral began in early July, when the Supreme Court ordered the government to reinstate a 30 percent employment quota for descendants of Bangladesh’s freedom fighters in the 1971 liberation war, a move that favored Hasina’s supporters.

Students propose Nobel laureate Yunus as leader of Bangladesh’s interim government

Protest leaders on Tuesday nominated Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus as Hasina’s replacement at the head of the interim government that is due to be formed in the coming hours.

“It took us 24 hours to propose our interim government. Given the emergency situation, we are now announcing that We have decided to form an interim government with Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as our chief advisor.who is universally accepted and internationally recognized,” the spokesperson for the student movement explained in a video.

Bangladesh Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on Monday the formation of an interim government after Hasina resigned and left the country in a military helicopter under pressure from student protests and widespread violence on the streets. Although Zaman did not name any future candidates to lead the interim government, he said he had held meetings with representatives of the main parties in the Asian country, including the Awami League of the former prime minister.