“Save Bangladesh from Violence, Chaos”, Muhammad Yunus after Return to Lead Caretaker Govt

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus reached Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a caretaker government after the end of 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.

After landing in Dhaka, Yunus spoke with the student leaders of the anti-quota campaign and members of the civil society. Yunus touched down in Dhaka on a flight from Paris via Dubai. He may be sworn in as the country’s new leader on Thursday evening.

“If you have faith in me and trust me, then ensure that there will be no attack anywhere in the country. This is our first responsibility,” Yunus said at a media briefing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

“What I would like to stress first is to save the country from chaos. Save the country from violence so that we can move forward on the path that the students have shown us.

“Bangladesh could be a beautiful country. It has tremendous potential, which has been destroyed. Now we will have to prepare the seedbed, and we have to rise again. You, the youth, will prepare the seedbed. We will look up to them and move forward as per their direction,” Prof Yunus said.