Yunus is looking to restore calm and rebuild Bangladesh after an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh ’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina .landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday afternoon and was welcomed by the country’s military chief, Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman, who was flanked by navy and air force heads.
Before leaving Paris, where he was attending the Olympics, Yunus appealed for calm in Bangladesh amid tensions over the country’s future. “Violence is our enemy. Please don’t create more enemies. Be calm and get ready to build the country,” Yunus said. The president had dissolved Parliament on Tuesday, clearing the path for an interim administration that is expected to schedule new elections.
Joy, Hasina’s son, said in a social media post on Wednesday that his family would return to politics and not give up following attacks on the Awami League party’s leaders and members. Many see Joy as Hasina’s successor in a dynastic political culture that dominates the South Asian nation’s politics.
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