Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to be Chief Adviser of Interim Govt, Declare Bangladesh Protesters

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, popularly known as ‘banker to the poor’ will be the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, declared the coordinators of the student movement that led the protests in the country, reported the Daily Star.

In a social media video, Nahid Islam, one of the key coordinators of the students’ movement that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, said Professor Yunus had accepted the proposal to take up the responsibility.

“We have decided that an interim government will be formed in which internationally renowned Nobel Laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus, who has wide acceptability, will be the chief adviser,” Nahid of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced.

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has announced that an interim government would be formed after dissolving the Parliament. Bangladesh faced widespread anarchy over a controversial quota system in government jobs during the past weeks which led to the fall of the Hasina regime. Over 300 people lost their lives during these protests.