• 4 months ago
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed Bangladesh's interim government leader after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid mass protests.
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00:00Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus will lead Bangladesh's interim
00:05government after the country's Prime Minister resigned and fled the country.
00:09Yunus was decided as interim leader during a meeting between President
00:13Muhammad Shahabuddin, student protest leaders, military chiefs and civilian
00:19leaders. The country's Parliament has also been dissolved, clearing the way for
00:23new elections. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation came amid
00:28months-long anti-government protests over accusations of corruption and
00:32police brutality.

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