Muhammad Yunus To Head Next Bangladesh Govt After Hasina’s Resignation? Here’s What The Nobel Laureate Said

"I am honoured by the trust of the protesters who wish for me to lead the interim government," he expressed in a written statement to AFP.

Edited By: Victor Dasgupta

Updated: August 6, 2024, 9:00 PM IST

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New Delhi: A day after Sheikh Hasina resigned from the Prime Minister post, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, stated on Tuesday that he is prepared to lead an interim government in Bangladesh, according to news agency AFP.

“I am honoured by the trust of the protesters who wish for me to lead the interim government,” he expressed in a written statement to AFP.

“If action is needed in Bangladesh, for my country and for the courage of my people, then I will take it,” he added, also advocating for “free elections.”

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday paving the way for fresh elections and an interim government was taking shape, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abruptly resigned and fled the country following weeks of violent anti-government protests.

As the army took charge on Monday and the death toll in the violence in which temples were also attacked rose to 440, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement that spearheaded the massive protests said 84-year-old Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus has agreed to head the interim government. Hasina, 76, is currently In India.

A number of Hindu temples, households and businesses were vandalised, women assaulted and at least two Hindu leaders affiliated with the Awami League party that is headed by Hasina were killed in the violence in Bangladesh after she fled the country, according to two community leaders in Dhaka.

President Shahabuddin met the key coordinators of the student movement at Bangabhaban(presidential palace) in the evening to discuss the current situation and the shape of the interim government, media reports said.

“A group of 13 members of the anti-discrimination student movement is holding a meeting with the President and the three armed forces chiefs at Bangabhaban regarding the current situation and the shape of the interim government,” Bengali language daily Prothom Alo reported, citing one of the coordinators.