US EditionNobel 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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Nobel laureate Yunus sworn in as leader of Bangladesh's interim government
Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday after a student-led uprising prompted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhamad Junus has returned to Bangladesh and will be sworn in as the president of the transitional government. After the removal of the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, she will lead the country until new elections.
The 84-year-old Nobel Prize winner is due to be sworn in as head of a transitional government this Thursday. After the long protests against Prime Minister Hasina, great expectations are placed on Yunus.
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After weeks of mass protests and deadly clashes between demonstrators and security forces, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is now taking over the interim leadership of the country
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