DHAKA: Roger Ailes, the long-time boss of Fox News, has resigned after a number of female employees accused him of sexual harassment.

The network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, announced his resignation, reports the BBC.

The announcement does not mention the sexual harassment allegations, which have now come from multiple Fox presenters.

Executive chairman Rupert Murdoch wrote that Ailes has made a ‘remarkable contribution’ to Fox News.

‘We continue our commitment to maintaining a work environment based on trust and respect,’ Fox executives Lachlan Murdoch and James Murdoch said in the statement.

‘We take seriously our responsibility to uphold these traditional, long-standing values of our company.’

Roger Ailes has long been viewed one of America’s most powerful conservatives.

The one-time media consultant to Richard Nixon was the key figure in building the Fox News channel into a ratings, profits and, most important perhaps, political powerhouse.

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