Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Bangladesh ahead of being sworn in as the country’s interim leader.
The 84-year-old’s arrival comes just days after Sheikh Hasina, who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years, fled to India.
She resigned following weeks of student-led protests, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and culminated in calls for her to step down.
One of the students’ demands was for Prof. Yunus to lead the interim government, hoping the “banker for the poor” would restore democracy to Bangladesh after years of autocratic rule.
The decision to name Prof. Yunus as chief adviser of the interim government followed a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin, military leaders, and student leaders.
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