DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule.
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule.
Abedin said other members of the new government would be decided soon, after discussions with political parties and other stakeholders. The president had dissolved Parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for an interim administration and new elections. Islam said protesters would propose more names for the Cabinet and suggested that it would be difficult for those in power to ignore their wishes.
After Hasina stepped down, military chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman said he was taking temporary control of the country. Yunus, a longtime opponent of Hasina, was accused of corruption by her government and tried on charges he said were motivated by vengeance. In the southwestern district of Satkhira, 596 prisoners and detainees escaped from a jail after an attack on the facility Monday evening, the United News of Bangladesh agency reported, as police stations and security officials were attacked across the country.
The EU ambassador to Bangladesh, Charles Whitley, said on the social media platform X, that European diplomats were “very concerned” about reports of anti-minority violence.
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