The Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has landed in Bangladesh ahead of being sworn in as the country’s interim leader.
The 84-year-old arrives just days after Sheikh Hasina – the woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years – fled across the border to India.
She resigned after weeks of student-led protests – which left hundreds dead – escalated and culminated in calls for her to stand down.
It was one of the students’ demands that Prof Yunus lead the interim government, hoping the so-called banker for the poor will bring democracy back to Bangladesh after years of autocratic rule.
The decision to name Prof Yunus as chief adviser of the interim government followed a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin, military leaders and student leaders.
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