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Bangladesh’s new interim government: know who’s who

Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus lead the interim government of 17 people, many strident opponents of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina.

Published - August 09, 2024 02:23 pm IST

The Hindu Bureau
Members of the newly formed interim government are sworn in at the Bangabhaban, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 8, 2024.

Members of the newly formed interim government are sworn in at the Bangabhaban, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters

Seventeen members of Bangladesh’s interim government took their oaths at a ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday (August 8, 2024).

India reminds Bangladesh caretaker government of responsibility to protect minorities, restore law and order

Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 84, head of the caretaker government, has taken a super-portfolio encompassing transport, land, defence, aviation and energy. His cabinet, who began work on Friday, have been given the official title of advisers, instead of ministers.

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Bangladeshis on Friday welcomed the new interim government, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic transition of power.

Here are the men and women tasked with steering democratic reforms after the end of Hasina’s autocratic 15-year tenure:

Published - August 09, 2024 02:23 pm IST

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