Bangladesh citizens, opposition party demand election after prime minister fled

Protesters demand a democratic transition through an election in Dhaka (Rajib Dhar/AP)

Thousands of activists and leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) rallied on Tuesday to demand an election after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

The supporters gathered in front of BNP headquarters, Bangladesh’s current shadow government, in the capital Dhaka where they chanted slogans demanding a new election.