Sheikh Hasina

India is reportedly going to extend full logistical support to Hasina during this interim period while she seeks asylum in the United Kingdom, Daily Sun reports.

In a social-media video, which went out early Tuesday, Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of the movement, said Prof. Yunus has agreed to play this crucial role following an appeal by the student community for helping the country by stabilizing it, added the Daily Star.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said in a statement he wants to see a "peaceful and democratic future" for Bangladesh after Hasina announced her resignation and left the country on Monday.

The UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told the daily briefing that the organization is following closely the situation unfolding in the South Asian nation.

This insistence on “democratic principles” comes in light of Bangladesh's history of military coups.

Shahabuddin said this at a meeting with leaders of different political parties and representatives of civil society at Bangabhaban. The meeting, also attended by the chiefs of the three-armed forces, was front-paged in the Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo.

The violence began Sunday morning when the demonstrators, who were part of the Students Against Discrimination movement and demonstrating for Hasina's resignation over problems with the job quota for students, clashed with the activists of the ruling Awami League, Chhatra League, and Jubo League.

According to the private news channel Jamuna, this resignation has reportedly been compelled due to the huge-scale protests sparked by dissatisfaction with a contentious quota system alloting 30 percent of government positions to relatives of veterans from the 1971 War of Independence.

The violence broke early Sunday when the clashing of demonstrators, part of a non-cooperation campaign of Students Against Discrimination, with supporters of the Awami League and its associated groups, including Chhatra League and Jubo League, took place. The protesters were demanding resignation from the government in the face of a contentious job quota system.

The recent unrest in Bangladesh saw violent clashes between police and largely student demonstrators who were demanding an end to a quota system. It reserved 30 percent of government posts for relatives of veterans from Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence.