Bangladesh’s Parliament has been dissolved, a day after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following weeks of deadly unrest.
Organisers of student-led protests met with army officials, insisting they will not accept a military-led government.
Protesters say Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head the interim government.
A spokesperson for the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has told AFP the opposition leader was released after years of house arrest.