Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has been appointed to lead the interim government.
This decision emerged from a meeting held tonight at Bangabhaban, where President Mohammed Shahabuddin conferred with the chiefs of the three armed services and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement to finalize the interim government’s framework.
Following the meeting, President’s Press Secretary Md. Joynal Abedin informed the BSS that President Shahabuddin endorsed the meeting’s proposal.
The President stated that the names of other interim government members would be determined after consulting with other political parties in the country.
As a distinguished freedom fighter, President Shahabuddin stressed the importance of including a fellow freedom fighter as an advisor to the interim government.
The meeting took place from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm.
Present at the meeting were Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Dhaka University Law Department Professor Asif Nazrul, and International Relations Department Professor Tanzim Uddin Khan.
“The nation is undergoing a profound crisis,” the President stated, “and to address this issue, an interim government must be formed as swiftly as possible.”
He urged all parties to collaborate in resolving the crisis.
The meeting was attended by thirteen coordinators from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement: Arif Sohail, Sarjis Alam, Nazifa Jannat, Nusrat Tabassum, Khan Talat Mahmud Rafy, Abu Sadiq, Ivan Tahseer, Asif Mahmud, Md Nahid Islam, Mohammad Naseeruddin Patwari, Mahfuz Alam, Abubakar Majumdar, and Hasnat Abdullah.
