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Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for providing microcredit to the rural poor.
Dhaka:
Bangladesh’s Nobel Prize-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been tapped to lead an interim government following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s presidency announced Wednesday morning.
Shahabuddin’s press office said a meeting of President Mohammad Shahabuddin, military leaders and heads of the Students Against Discrimination group “decided to form an interim government with Younis”.
Naheed Islam, the leader of the student group, confirmed the decision to reporters after a three-hour-long discussion at the presidential palace.
Shahabuddin’s office said in a statement, “The president has asked the people to help him get out of the crisis. The immediate formation of a transitional government is necessary to overcome the crisis.”
Shahabuddin also fired the national police chief in the wake of the deadly protests that sparked Hasina’s departure and named his replacement, his office said.
Islam described the talks as “fruitful” and said Shahabuddin had agreed that the interim government “will be formed in the shortest possible time”.
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