US Edition‘For the sake of Bangladesh…’: Muhammad Yunus 'not going to step down', says minister
- Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh, declared he will not step down amid ongoing political unrest in May 2025.
- This follows a student-led revolt that toppled former prime minister Hasina in August 2024, triggering protests and demands for elections.
- The government recently banned the Awami League after protests outside Yunus's residence, which Human Rights Watch criticized as excessive restrictions on freedoms.
- Yunus promised elections by June 2026, while army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman urged elections by December amid worsening chaos, with Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb insisting Yunus stay to ensure peaceful transition.
- The developments suggest prolonged instability in Bangladesh's 170 million-strong Muslim-majority nation, with key actors emphasizing a smooth democratic transition under Yunus's leadership.
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Bangladesh minister says Yunus ’not going to step down’
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus "needs to remain" in office as interim leader to ensure a peaceful transition of power, a cabinet member and special adviser to Yunus said Friday. Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner who took over after a mass uprising last year, had threatened to quit the job if parties did not give him their backing, a political ally and sources in his office said. The South Asian nation has been in political turmoil sin…
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Bangladesh minister says Yunus 'not going to step down'
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus "needs to remain" in office as interim leader to ensure a peaceful transition of power, a cabinet member and special adviser to Yunus said Friday.
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