Bangladesh protests: Opposition wants Sheikh Hasina to resign, here's why

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Also read: Pro-Khalistani protests outside Indian High Commission target Indian diplomats in UK After the clashes in Bangladesh's capital on July 29, police filed 11 cases against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists at different police stations over the violence. At least 469 BNP members were named as accused, with 149 arrests made so far.

The cases include allegations of unlawful assembly, attacking police, hurling crude bombs, and vandalising public and police vehicles, reported ANI. Despite the mounting pressure and demands from the opposition and international community, the government of Prime Minister Hasina rejected the call for a neutral caretaker government, citing its unconstitutionality.

In 2011, Bangladesh's Supreme Court struck down a 15-year-old constitutional provision that allowed an incumbent government to transfer power to an unelected non-partisan caretaker administration for overseeing new parliamentary elections. Also read: Parliament Monsoon Session: BJP, INDIA plan protests on Monday over crimes against women The international community, particularly the United States, urged the Bangladeshi government to conduct free and participatory elections, expressing concerns about the allegations of vote rigging in the past national elections.

14 US congress people earlier this week wrote to the US ambassador to the UN, urging a fair election in Bangladesh under the mediation of the UN and neutral parties, reported Aljazeera. However, Bangladeshi government accused the US and its Western allies of interfering in the country's internal affairs.