Bangladesh Chief Justice resigns after students’ ultimatum

Following pressure from Bangladeshi student protesters, the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Obaidul Hasan, has decided to resign “in principle.”

Local media reports that hundreds of protesters surrounded the Supreme Court in Dhaka and gave Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan a one-hour ultimatum to resign.

The protesters had announced that they would storm the judges’ residences if they did not resign.

Justice Obaidul Hasan will submit his resignation after consulting the President this evening.

He called for a full court meeting with the judges of both divisions.

On the other hand, Bloomberg’s report states that Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdul Rauf resigned from his position yesterday. However, he resigned for personal reasons.