US EditionBangladesh's Muhammad Yunus could quit over lack of reform progress, student leader says
- Muhammad Yunus, interim chief adviser of Bangladesh's caretaker government, threatened to resign on Thursday amid political turmoil in Dhaka.
- Yunus faces mounting pressure because political parties have failed to support his reforms and election plans since he took office after last year's student-led uprising.
- Thousands of BNP supporters protested against the interim government recently, while Yunus discussed his resignation with allies including National Citizen Party leader Nahid Islam.
- Nahid Islam reported that Yunus feels unable to continue his work unless the political parties are able to come to an agreement.
- Yunus’s resignation could worsen instability while elections promised by June 2026 remain uncertain amid competing demands and rising public impatience.
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Muhammad Yunus threatened an early departure, for lack of sufficient political support to carry out the promised reforms.
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