TENS of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government.

The protesters are also demanding that a new caretaker prime minister be appointed before next general elections which are expected to be held in early 2024.

The supporters of the centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia, reached the protest venue in Dhaka overnight amid tight security while Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan warned of dire consequences in case of violence from the rally.