Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus becomes head of interim government in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following weeks of violent, student-led protests.
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00:00Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has officially become head of Bangladesh's interim government
00:07following the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
00:12Bangladesh's parliament was dissolved after Hasina fled to India following weeks of violent
00:18protests against her rule by student activists.
00:23It will now be up to Yunus, whose appointment was supported by student protest leaders,
00:28to restore peace in the country and schedule fresh elections.