30 injured in protests demanding Bangladeshi president resign


Protesters gather to demand the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin after his comments that he had no documents proving that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had resigned before fleeing the country, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday (Oct 22). - Photo: PTI

DHAKA: A protest outside the Bangladeshi president's home demanding his resignation ended when demonstrators clashed with riot police while trying to storm the compound, with 30 injured in the melee.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin's powers are largely ceremonial but he played a pivotal role at the height of an August student revolution that ousted autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina.

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