Bangladesh mainstream newspaper quoting a reliable source confirmed that Muhammad Yunus has accepted the students’ nomination to lead the country’s interim government in the wake of Sheikh Hasina Wazed’s ouster and feeling from Dhaka.
Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus will serve as the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, according to coordinators of the student movement that led the protests in the country, as reported by the Daily Star.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, renowned as a “banker to the poor” for his efforts in combating poverty, has agreed to take on this role in light of the current situation in the country. Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of the movement that led to the ousting of Sheikh Hasina, announced in a video posted on social media that Professor Yunus had accepted the responsibility.
“We have decided that the interim government will be formed with internationally renowned Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who has wide acceptability, as the chief adviser,” Nahid of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement declared.
In the video released by the coordinators on Facebook early Tuesday, Bangladesh student protest leaders called for the formation of a new interim government with Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as its chief adviser.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 84, along with his Grameen Bank, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for lifting millions out of poverty by providing tiny loans of under $100 to the rural poor in Bangladesh. However, he was indicted by a court in June on charges of embezzlement, which he has denied. Dr. Yunus did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bangladesh President Shahabuddin stated in a televised address late Monday that an interim government will hold elections as soon as possible after consulting all parties and stakeholders.
