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Muhammad Yunus is the new PM of Bangladesh : Amid the violent situation and political turmoil in Bangladesh, the swearing-in ceremony of the new government will take place tomorrow (August 8) at 8:30 pm. Army Chief Waqar-uz-Zaman has given this information. The new government will have 15 members. Nobel Prize winner Mohammad Yunus has been chosen to lead the interim government in Bangladesh. This decision was taken in an important meeting chaired by Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin.
Who is Muhammad Yunus?
Mohammad Yunus was born on 28 June 1940. He is a Bangladeshi economist, banker, social entrepreneur and civil society leader. He studied economics from Chittagong University in Bangladesh from 1961 to 1965. After this, he received a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Then in 1983, Grameen Bank was established. In which loans were given to the poor to start their own small industries. So that millions of people of Bangladesh could be brought out of poverty. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work. He also formed a political party named Citizen Power in 2007.
Apart from the Nobel, Yunus also received many other awards
Apart from the Nobel, Mohammad Yunus has also received many other awards. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. Apart from this, he was also sentenced to 6 months in jail for violating labor laws. Yunus has also been the Chancellor of Glasgow University in Scotland from 2012 to 2018. Apart from this, he has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Foundation from 1998 to 2021.
More than 400 killed in violence in Bangladesh
Let us tell you that the last few months have not been good for Sheikh Hasina, who became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fifth time by winning a bumper election in January this year. After allegations of rigging in the first election, there was a demand for Sheikh Hasina's resignation after several weeks of protests over the quota system. Sheikh Hasina had to bow down to the opposition and resign and even leave her country. This is the country where Sheikh Hasina was in power for 15 years. Currently, more than 400 people have died in the ongoing violence in Bangladesh. Hasina, who has left the country, is taking refuge in India and is considering options to take refuge in other countries from here.