A statement from the president's press team announced that a meeting led by Shahabuddin "decided unanimously to free Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately." The meeting was attended by Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the heads of the navy and air force, and top leaders from various opposition parties, including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.

The statement also mentioned that "the meeting has decided to free all the people who have been arrested during the student protests."

Earlier on Monday, General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on state television that Sheikh Hasina had resigned and the military would form a caretaker government. "The meeting decided to form an interim government immediately," the statement added.

Sheikh Hasina had been attempting to quell nationwide protests against her government since early July. However, following brutal unrest on Sunday that resulted in nearly 100 deaths, she fled the country.

Khaleda Zia, 78, is in poor health and currently confined to a hospital after being sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018.

A statement from the president's press team announced that a meeting led by Shahabuddin "decided unanimously to free Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately." The meeting was attended by Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the heads of the navy and air force, and top leaders from various opposition parties, including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.

The statement also mentioned that "the meeting has decided to free all the people who have been arrested during the student protests."

Earlier on Monday, General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on state television that Sheikh Hasina had resigned and the military would form a caretaker government. "The meeting decided to form an interim government immediately," the statement added.

Sheikh Hasina had been attempting to quell nationwide protests against her government since early July. However, following brutal unrest on Sunday that resulted in nearly 100 deaths, she fled the country.

Khaleda Zia, 78, is in poor health and currently confined to a hospital after being sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018.