Dhaka: Hundreds have died in protests in Bangladesh. People's houses were burnt and even vehicles were torched. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's new police chief apologized on Wednesday for the behavior of officers during the deadly protests and promised an impartial investigation into the killings.

The Inspector General of Police said this

Inspector General of Police Mohammad Mainul Islam said that we are committed to conduct a fair investigation into every recent killing of students, common people and police. He said that I, as the police chief, apologize for this on behalf of Bangladesh Police. He further said that the officers were not able to carry out their duties during the ongoing protests.

More than 400 people were killed during the clashes

He also said he had asked police units to end their strike and return to duty on Thursday. More than 400 people were killed during weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces before former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down on Monday.

Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday night. President Muhammad Shahabuddin decided to appoint Yunus after long talks with 13 members of the coordination board of the student movement and the three army chiefs.

Earlier, the President dissolved the country's Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad), which has now cleared the way for new general elections. On Tuesday, the main opposition leader and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was also released.