Students led by Nahid Islam asked that the Nobel Laureate be made in charge of the interim government. Islam proposed Yunus' name in a meeting with President Shahabuddin.
In message to country, Yunus lauded students who made 'Second Victory Day' possible, while also calling for an end to attacks on members of Awami League & religious minorities.
Yunus, founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, is set to head the interim govt after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. The Hasina-led administration had slapped over 190 cases on him over the years.
The newly appointed government will fill the political void formed following PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation and is also expected to hold elections soon after taking charge.
Student protesters have been demanding his return; currently, he is in Paris. In January, he was convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws and is currently out on bail.
Giving shelter to Sheikh Hasina 'showed we uphold loyalty to old friends', experts said, adding that India had not burnt bridges with Bangladesh’s opposition either.
Muhammad Yunus, who scripted a microfinancing revolution in Bangladesh, is reported to have agreed to students' demand that he return to the country to take up the position.
Supporting Yunus is crucial, particularly in enabling him to use his influence, ideas, and energy for the common good, and therefore maximise the good he can do for people, institutions, governments, and academia.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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