Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus Appointed as the Leader of Interim Government

Nobel Prize Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, Aug 2024 Photo: @gomezpickering

August 6, 2024 Hour: 6:32 pm

Economist Muhammad Yunus will take the lead of the interim mode following the resignation and evasion of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.

Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin named Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, as interim leader of the government on Tuesday.

Bangladesh economist and civil society leader Muhammad Yunus will take the nation’s leadership on an interim basis, following the resignation and evasion of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by Bangladesh last Monday.

The interim government is seeking to restore order in the streets, first of all, after intense days of fighting that have left some 400 dead.

The decision was made after the Bangladeshi president and security officials met.

Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will lead Bangladesh’s interim government.

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Student demonstrations in Bangladesh began on 1 July against a quota of 30 percent for public employment posts reserved for descendants of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War fighters, who they considered discriminatory.

The protests were organized by the Student Movement Against Discrimination, and triggered the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.