Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials are legal

Student-led protests resulted the high-profile resignations of the prime minister and a number of officials close to her (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar, File)

The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organised protests against her government issued ultimatums for them to quit.

“Legally … all the steps were taken,” Mr Yunus, 83, told journalists on Sunday night.