Published 08/06/2024 6:34:12 p.m.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government, official says

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has been named Bangladesh's interim leader after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled following weeks of protests demanding her resignation.
Hasina, in power since 2009, faced accusations of election rigging, leading to deadly unrest and hundreds of fatalities.
Yunus, currently in France for a medical procedure, is set to return to Bangladesh to assume his new role.

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BBC News

Muhammad Yunus: The Nobel winner tasked with leading Bangladesh

Muhammad Yumus has been chosen to lead an interim government after the ouster of Bangladesh's ex-PM.

08/07/2024 9:15:47 a.m.·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Head Bangladesh Govt Amid Unrest

Earlier in the day, Yunus, 84, said that he is ready to head the caretaker government.

08/06/2024 6:17:10 p.m.·India

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The Hindu

Bangladesh crisis LIVE Updates: Mohammad Yunus to take oath as head of interim government today

As authorities scrambled to bring the law and order situation under control, Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman on announced that the interim government will take oath around 8 p.m. on August 8

08/08/2024 2:05:09 a.m.·India

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CTV News

Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Yunus asks for calm as he is set to take oath Thursday

Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday asked his people to stay calm and get ready to rebuild the nation after weeks of violence that left hundreds killed, following an uprising that forced former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to neighboring India.

08/07/2024 12:34:00 p.m.·Canada

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NDTV

Muhammad Yunus Returns To Bangladesh To Lead New Interim Government

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus returned to Bangladesh Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. Yunus touched down in Dhaka on a flight from Paris via Dubai shortly after 2:00 pm (0800 GMT) and could be sworn in as the country's new leader as soon as Thursday evening to begin what the army chief has vowed will be a "beautiful democratic process". The prospect of Yunus, …

08/08/2024 10:02:54 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government, official says

Yunus faced a number of corruption accusations and was put on trial during Hasina’s rule. He received the Nobel in 2006 after he pioneered microlending.

08/06/2024 4:25:25 a.m.·United States

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