Dhaka: Bangladesh's cabinet ministers on Monday tendered their resignations to pave the way for an all-party government to oversee general elections, with the BNP-led opposition adamant on the demand for a neutral non-party government amid a violent political standoff.
“The ministers and state ministers present at today's (regular) cabinet meeting have submitted their resignation letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” Prime Minister's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told PTI.
He could not confirm if resignations of all the ministers were already received but previous media reports said at least 20 influential ministers handed over their resignation letters to the premier earlier.
An adviser to the premier said the resignation of some of the ministers would not be accepted under a government plan to keep them in the all-party government while the resignations of the rest were sent to the presidential palace for formal acceptance.
