{"id":42509,"date":"2026-02-16T23:33:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=42509"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:48:55","slug":"bangladeshs-yunus-announces-resignation-end-of-interim-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/bangladeshs-yunus-announces-resignation-end-of-interim-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh’s Yunus announces resignation, end of interim govt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus stepped down on Monday in a farewell broadcast to the nation before handing over to an elected government.<\/p>\n

“Today, the interim government is stepping down,” the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner said.<\/p>\n

“But let the practice of democracy, freedom of speech, and fundamental rights that has begun not be halted.”<\/p>\n

Yunus returned from self?imposed exile in August 2024, days after the iron?fisted government of Sheikh Hasina was overthrown by a student-led uprising and she fled by helicopter to India.<\/p>\n

“That was the day of great liberation,” he said. “What a day of joy it was! Bangladeshis across the world shed tears of happiness. The youth of our country freed it from the grip of a demon.”<\/p>\n

He has led Bangladesh as its “chief adviser” since, and now hands over power after congratulating the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman on a “landslide victory” in elections last week.<\/p>\n

“The people, voters, political parties, and stakeholder institutions linked to the election have set a commendable example,” Yunus said.<\/p>\n

“This election has set a benchmark for future elections.”<\/p>\n

Rahman, 60, chief of the BNP and scion of one of the country’s most powerful political dynasties, will lead the South Asian nation of 170 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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