So heartbroken that I cannot see, hug my mother: Sheikh Hasina's daughter

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed on Thursday, 8 August said she was "heartbroken" by the loss of lives in her country and that she could not "see or hug" her mother during such a difficult time.

Hasina resigned as prime minister and travelled to India on Monday, 5 August following unprecedented anti-government protests.

"Heartbroken with the loss of life in my country Bangladesh that I love. So heartbroken that I cannot see and hug my mother during this difficult time. I remain committed to my role as RD," Wazed said in a post on X.

Wazed is the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for Southeast Asia.

The protests in Bangladesh began initially with the demand to end a quota system that reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for families of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence before turning into anti-government demonstrations.

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday, 6 August and appointed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as head of an interim government.