Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken the oath of his office as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India. The key tasks for Yunus now are restoring peace in Bangladesh and preparing for new elections following weeks of violence in which student activists led an uprising against what was considered Hasina’s increasingly autocratic 15-year rule. (AP video: Al Emrun Garjon)
Interim leader Yunus takes helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has taken the oath of his office as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India. The key tasks for Yunus now are restoring peace in Bangladesh and preparing for new elections following weeks of violence in which student activists led an uprising against what was considered Hasina’s increasingly autocratic 15-year rule. (AP video: Al Emrun Garjon)