Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in Dhaka.
Other student protesters and those arrested on “false cases,” were also released, the president said.
K M Asad/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Hasina’s resignation was celebrated, some Bangladeshis expressed trepidation over the path ahead as the country attempts to fill a leadership vacuum.
“Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh,” student Faiza Chowdhury, 25, told CNN.
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