Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Head Bangladesh Interim Government
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.