NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Nobel Laureate founder of Bangladesh Grameen Bank Prof Muhammad Yunus has agreed to lead the Bangladesh interim government as its chief adviser.
According to media reports, one of the key organisers of the students protest that ultimately led to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government to quit office, had told the current authorities that Mr Yunus was their choice as head of an interim government.
“I also considered that these students had protested so much, they had to pay so much for it. If the students can sacrifice so much, then I also have some responsibility. Then I told the students that I can take the responsibility,” Mr Yunus was quoted as saying.
Bangladesh’s Army chief is expected to meet student protest leaders to decide on the formation of the interim government. “Any government other than the one we recommended would not be accepted,” Nahid Islam, the key organisers of the students’ movement, said in a video with three other organisers. “We wouldn’t accept any army-supported or army-led government.”
“A group of 13 members of the anti-discrimination student movement is holding a meeting with the President and the three armed forces chiefs at Bangabhaban regarding the current situation and the shape of the interim government,” a local paper reported.
Meanwhile, after earlier cancelling its Tuesday morning flight from Delhi to Dhaka, Air India will operated its scheduled flight from the national capital to Dhaka on Tuesday evening. Vistara’s scheduled services to the Bangladesh capital will resume from Wednesday.
(Manas Dasgupta)