Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed

8/8/2024 12:23

        Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, after weeks of tumultuous student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.
        
        Yunus, 84, Bangladesh's only Nobel laureate and a harsh critic of Hasina, was recommended for the job by the student protesters who led the campaign against Hasina.
        
        He was expected to be sworn in as chief adviser along with a team of advisers later on Thursday in an interim government which the army chief said may include 15 members, although discussions on the names continued till late on Wednesday.
        
        Hasina's Awami League party was not involved in all-party discussions led by army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who announced Hasina's resignation on Monday.
        
        Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said in a Facebook post late on Wednesday that the party had not given up yet and was ready to hold talks with opponents and the administration.