The young student group in Bangladesh that stormed the uprising to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, has now launched a new political party on Friday.Nahid Islam, who recently resigned from Muhammad Yunus' interim government,

Some of the students who took part in last year’s uprising that ousted the nation’s autocratic leader are leaving the interim government to start a political party.

Bangladeshi students who played a key role in last year's uprising that led to the downfall of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina have officially launched a new political party aimed at promoting national unity and overcoming division in the South Asian country.