Interim leader Yunus returns to Bangladesh

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 09, 2024 12:14 am

DHAKA — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was returning to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led rebellion ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.

Yunus, 84, could be sworn in as the country's new leader as soon as Thursday evening to begin what the army chief has vowed will be a 'beautiful democratic process.'

TIME TO REBUILD Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is escorted by Emirates security personnel as he walks at the Dubai International Airport, before boarding his flight to Dhaka, in Dubai on Aug. 8, 2024. AFP Photo

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