India on Thursday expressed hope for the early restoration of law and order in Bangladesh and said the country's interests are foremost for the Indian government. The Ministry of External Affairs earlier said the Indian High Commission was likely to participate in the swearing-in ceremony.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government today after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India.
Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government, a day after Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5. No representatives of Sheikh Hasina’s party were present during Yunus' oath ceremony.
Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport on August 7 to travel to Dhaka. Yunus, who was in Paris for a medical procedure, was named the chief adviser on August 06, a day after PM Hasina resigned.
Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, expressed revival of the SAARC regional bloc, which remains suspended since its last biennial summit in Kathmandu in 2014. His recent remarks on India and the SAARC indicate a potential shift in Bangladesh's foreign policy.
Bangladesh is preparing for an interim government under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus following PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation amidst violent protests. Yunus is expected to take oath as chief adviser on Thursday as Bangladesh attempts to return to normalcy.
After the coup in Bangladesh, the interim government led by Nobel Prize winner Professor Mohammad Yunus will take oath on August 8, as announced by Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman.Watch to know more!
Bangladesh protests: Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, will be sworn in as the leader of Bangladesh's interim government today after violent protests forced PM Sheikh Hasina to resign. Yunus has appealed for peace and calm.
Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government, a day after Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5.
Press Secretary to President Mohammad Shahabuddin, Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead the interim government of Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves the country.
Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5 and moved to India temporarily after massive violent protests in Bangladesh. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was chosen to lead the interim government on Tuesday.
Bangladesh crisis: Nahid Islam, a 26-year-old sociology student, has become a key figure in Bangladesh's recent upheaval, leading a student movement that resulted in the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power.
Dr Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate widely known for his Grameen Bank initiative that introduced Bangladesh to microcredit, is a fierce Hasina critic who is facing several criminal cases. He called Hasina's resignation on Monday as a "second liberation" for the country.
The development comes after a key student leader Nahid Islam announced that an outline for an interim government would be finalised within the next 24 hours. Bangladesh Army took charge after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following unprecedented violent protest against her government.
In August last year, more than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates sent an open letter to Prime Minister Hasina urging her to suspend legal proceedings against Yunus. The signatories included ex-US President Barack Obama, ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and more than 100 Nobel laureates.
Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus said he sees no reason for his Grameen Bank to set up operations in India as the country has several successful microcredit organisations.
Dhaka: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has been summoned by Bangladeshi officials for allegedly dodging over USD 1.51 million in tax, in the latest setback to hit the micro-financing pioneer who was earlier forced by the
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