Dhaka: Economist Muhammad Yunus, who is set to become the chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, arrived in the capital Dhaka from Dubai on Thursday afternoon.
Yunus was welcomed at the airport by the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, and coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination movement, Xinhua news agency reported.
بنگلہ دیش میں عبوری حکومت کے سربراہ نوبل انعام یافتہ محمد یونس ڈھاکہ پہنچ گئے۔ #MuhammadYunus #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/cLc3rp7viO
— Urdu News (@UrduNewsCom) August 8, 2024‘Heartbroken I Can’t See Or Hug Her,’ Says Saima Wazed, Daughter Of PM Sheikh Hasina, Amid Bangladesh Political Crisis
Waker-Uz-Zaman earlier said that an interim government, headed by economist Muhammad Yunus, is likely to be sworn in on Thursday night. The army chief said at a press conference in Dhaka Wednesday that the advisory council may have 15 members.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin Dissolves Parliament
On Tuesday, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the parliament, paving the way for the formation of an interim government in the South Asian country following the fall of the government led by resigned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Watch: In an exclusive interview with IANS, Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed talks about the ongoing situation in Bangladesh and, say, “Some western groups kept inciting the protest…The protestors were marching on the PM’s residence and my mother didn’t… pic.twitter.com/jj0aat9cK6
— IANS (@ians_india) August 8, 2024
Meanwhile, ousted Prime Minister Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed told IANS that he suspects the involvement of Pakistan’s ISI or Western groups in fuelling the protests.
