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Nobel Laureate and 'banker to the poor' Muhammad Yunus, who will be the head of the interim government in Bangladesh, will return to his violence-hit homeland on Thursday. Yunus will then be sworn in as the head of the interim government. Yunus's name was finalised for the post on Tuesday after former PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster from Bangladesh.
Muhammad Yunus will land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on an Emirates flight from Dubai. Yunus is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka at 2:10 PM (Dhaka time) on Thursday.
The interim government will take oath at 8 PM on Thursday. As many as 15 members will take oath with Yunus at the head, said Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman.
Bangladesh descended into chaos as Prime Minister Hasina surreptitiously resigned and fled the country in a military aircraft while the army stepped in to fill the power vacuum by announcing an interim government.
The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, news agency PTI reported, citing local media. Efforts were on by the army to bring the situation under control in the violence-hit nation.
A day after being released from house arrest, former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, delivered a public speech after over 6.5 years as she addressed her party's rally at the capital's Naya Paltan via video link. During her first speech since she was set free after 2018, Zia said that "Bangladesh got independence from the fascist government" due to the "brave children who made the impossible possible."
"You have been praying for my health all this while. I am able to speak to you to due to the blessings of Allah. We have been able to get independence from this fascist government. I pay my obeisance to the brave ones who gave their lives," she said in the video message in Bangla.
Amid the violence, minorities are being attacked in the violence-hit country and Hindus are being allegedly attacked in several parts. According to sources, Hindus are being attacked in the districts including Panchgarh, Dinajpur, Bogura, Rangpur, Sherpur Kishoreganj, Sirajganj, Mugra, Narail, West Jashore, Patuakhli, South-West Khulna, Central Narsingdi, Satkhira, Tangail, Feni Chittagong, North-West Lakkipur.
Despite the high death toll, there were signs of a return to normalcy on Tuesday, with police and army patrolling the streets, BDNews24.com news portal said and added that schools were reopened after a long period of closure due to protests against Hasina over a controversial job quota system.
The situation in Dhaka was largely calm on Tuesday after a day of unrest and a night of tension. Buses and other public transport were on the streets and traders were opening shops. Government vehicles were heading to offices. Many battery-run rickshaws plied the roads, it added.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates pertaining to the protests in violence-hit Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Crisis Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi Congratulates Yunus On Taking Oath As Interim Govt's Head
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi congratulated Muhammad Yunus for assuming responsibilities as the head of Bangladesh's interim government. "Congratulations to Professor Muhammad Yunus on being sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government. A swift restoration of peace and normalcy is the need of the hour," Rahul Gandhi posted on X.
Bangladesh Crisis LIVE: List Of Advisory Council Members Of Yunus-Led Interim Govt
Here's the list of Yunus-led interim government's advisory council members:
- Professor Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser
- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, chief executive of BELA;
- Farida Akhtar, women's rights activist;
- Adilur Rahman Khan, founder of Odhikar;
- AFM Khalid Hossain, Hefazat-e-Islam nayeb-e-ameer and Islami Andolan Bangladesh adviser;
- Nurjahan Begum, Grameen Telecom trustee;
- Sharmeen Murshid, freedom fighter;
- Bir Pratik Faruk-e-Azam;
- Nahid Islam, DU student and key organiser of the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement;
- Asif Mahmud, DU student and key organiser of the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement;
- Salehuddin Ahmed, former governor of Bangladesh Bank;
- Prof Asif Nazrul, Dhaka University law professor;
- Hasan Arif, former attorney general and adviser of Fakhruddin Ahmed-led caretaker government;
- Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hossain;
- Supradip Chakma, chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB);
- Prof Bidhan Ranjan Roy, director of the National Institute of Mental Health & Hospital's Department of Psychiatry (not sure);
- Touhid Hossain, former foreign secretary.
Bangladesh Crisis LIVE Updates: List Of BNP Leaders Attending Oath-Taking Ceremony
BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mosharraf Hossain, Amir Khosru, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Amanullah Aman, Barrister Kayser Kamal, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Khairul Kabir Khokon, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Tabith Awal, and Mizanur Rahman Minu, are present at the oath-taking ceremony for the formation of new interim government, The Daily Star reported.
Bangladesh Crisis LIVE Updates: Yunus On His Way To Bangabhaban For Oath-Taking Ceremony Title
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus started from his residence at around 8 pm for the oath-taking ceremony at Bangabhaban ahead of the interim government's formation, The Daily Star reported.
Bangladesh Crisis LIVE: Women's Right Activist Farida Akhtar To Be On Interim Govt's Advisory Council
Prominent women's rights activist Farida Akhtar confirmed that she received a phone call from the authorities, inviting her to be on the advisory council of the new interim government, The Daily Star reported.
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