A day after Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder resigned, the country's Supreme Court Chief Justice has also been forced to step down. He will tender his resignation on Saturday evening after meeting President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
The students had earlier sought resignation of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan and other judges in the apex court. He was a loyalist of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was forced to resign and flee the country amid massive protests led by students in the country.
The development comes as Asif Mahmud, an advisor of the interim government, called Hassan "a friend of fascism" and demanded his resignation ahead of a full court meeting. Mahmud said that "no conspiracy by the defeated forces will be tolerated", reported Dhaka Tribune.
He also asked the Chief Justice to postpone meeting which was schduled to be attended by judges of both divisions of the apex court. Following this, Hassan declared that the meeting was postponed.
Protesters have gathered in front of the apex court's annexe building on Saturday morning, asking the Chief Justin to step down.
A few days ago the protesters had stormed the Bangladesh Bank headquarters. Talukder stepped down on Friday and cited "personal reasons" for the departure, Bloomberg quoted sources as saying.
