<p>New Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sheikh-hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a>'s daughter Saima Wazed on Thursday 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.</p>.<p>Hasina resigned as prime minister and travelled to India on Monday following unprecedented anti-government protests.</p>.India in a wait-and-watch mode, unlikely to press former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to leave early.<p>"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.</p>.<p>Wazed is the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for Southeast Asia.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday and appointed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as head of an interim government.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/sheikh-hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a>'s daughter Saima Wazed on Thursday 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.</p>.<p>Hasina resigned as prime minister and travelled to India on Monday following unprecedented anti-government protests.</p>.India in a wait-and-watch mode, unlikely to press former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to leave early.<p>"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.</p>.<p>Wazed is the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for Southeast Asia.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday and appointed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as head of an interim government.</p>