KATHMANDU, July 24: Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang has resigned following his controversial statement on Nepali female students studying medicine in Bangladesh. He had earlier said that Nepali medical students in Bangladesh were forced to ‘compromise their honor’ in order to get their certificates.

 

Following the uproar against the statement, the ruling Nepali Communist Party had on Monday evening asked Tamang to tender his resignation. Tamang resigned in a press meet on Tuesday. APEX BUREAU