Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate of Bangladesh Government, took position as the leader of an interim government a few days after Sheikh Hasina’s regime was toppled by student-led protests.
New Delhi: Just days after directed by students protests brought an end to Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule, the recipient of the Nobel Prize Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh Government took office as the leader of the temporary government on Thursday.
As chief advisor, and prime minister, the eighty-four-year-old was sworn in. In front of commanders, diplomats, leaders of civil society, and political figures, he took an oath to “uphold, support, and protect the laws of Bangladesh Government” at the presidential compound in the nation’s capital, Dhaka.
In addition, almost a dozen participants in his government took the oath, albeit they were alluded to as advisers rather than ministers. There is one retired brigadier-general among the civilian members of the caretaker administration.
Members of Provisional Bangladesh Government:
The Muhammad Yunus-led interim governance has announced its selection of a 16-member council of experts to lead crisis-ridden Bangladesh Government for a specific period of time and supervise elections to transfer power to an elected authority.
Advisory council members include the retired general (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain, gender equality activist Farida Akhtar, the deputy leader of the right-wing party Hefazat-e-Islam AFM Khalid Hossain, Nurjahan Begum, a trustee of Grameen Telecom, activist for freedom Sharmeen Murshid, Supradip Chakma, chairman of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board, Prof. Bidhan Ranjan Roy, and previous foreign secretary Touhid Hossain are additionally included.
Along with Md. Nazrul Islam, Adilur Rahman Khan, AF Hassan Ariff, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Supradip Chakma, and Farooq-e-Azam, the group also included Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud, two of the principal organizers of the Students Against Discrimination group, which spearheaded the weeks-long demonstrations against the Sheikh Hasina government.
Bangladesh’s Violent Protests:
Following weeks of confusion and disagreements in Bangladesh Government, which forced five-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina to quit and leave for India on Monday, a new temporary government was formed.
Prior to the January 7 voting, which were easily won by Ms. Hasina’s Awami League, unrest had been developing in Bangladesh, but countless individuals believed that the process was anything but free and fair.
Following the return of a thirty percent reservation in government positions for the families of independence fighters and veterans of Bangladesh Government 1971 War of Independence of the United States the highest judiciary in Bangladesh Government ordered another round of student-led protests in June, which have resulted in the deaths of over four hundred people.
Students were upset by Ms. Hasina’s handling of the demonstrations and her apparent use of an unattractive moniker for the protestors, even though the Supreme Court of the country eventually reduced the quota.
Students nationwide continued to demonstrate, calling for Ms. Hasina to resign. On Sunday, agitators and police clashed, resulting in over 100 deaths and numerous injuries across the nation. The prime minister’s formal mansion, Ganabhaban, was the target of thousands of students that overflowing the streets the day afterwards, intriguing Ms. Hasina to quit and flee for India.
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