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The protesters have set a seven-day deadline for Shahabuddin's removal and laid out a five-point demand.
International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor said that arrest warrants would be issued against Hasina over cases including mass killings.
The 37-year-old ex-Bangladesh captain, a former lawmaker in the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime, was among 147 people against whom charges have been filed for an alleged murder during the protests in early August, according to ESPNcricinfo.
‘That is laughable and false,’ said the US.
Around 300 people died in the demonstrations that began as protests against employment quotas.
These revelations are part of her undelivered speech, which she wanted to make but could not happen as protesters reached her residence and she was forced to flee the country.
The interim government is also expected to hold elections soon after taking charge.
Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for work to lift millions out of poverty by granting small loans of under $100 to the rural poor of Bangladesh.
The use of force over the five weeks’ protests, enhanced in the last week, only added to the mass fury.
The announcement came hours after protesting student leaders set a deadline to dissolve parliament and warned a "strict programme" would be launched if their deadline is not met.
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