‘For the sake of Bangladesh…’: Muhammad Yunus 'not going to step down', says minister
- Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh, declared he will not step down amid ongoing political unrest in May 2025.
- This follows a student-led revolt that toppled former prime minister Hasina in August 2024, triggering protests and demands for elections.
- The government recently banned the Awami League after protests outside Yunus's residence, which Human Rights Watch criticized as excessive restrictions on freedoms.
- Yunus promised elections by June 2026, while army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman urged elections by December amid worsening chaos, with Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb insisting Yunus stay to ensure peaceful transition.
- The developments suggest prolonged instability in Bangladesh's 170 million-strong Muslim-majority nation, with key actors emphasizing a smooth democratic transition under Yunus's leadership.
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Bangladesh minister says Yunus ’not going to step down’
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus "needs to remain" in office as interim leader to ensure a peaceful transition of power, a cabinet member and special adviser to Yunus said Friday. Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner who took over after a mass uprising last year, had threatened to quit the job if parties did not give him their backing, a political ally and sources in his office said. The South Asian nation has been in political turmoil sin…

Bangladesh minister says Yunus 'not going to step down'
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus "needs to remain" in office as interim leader to ensure a peaceful transition of power, a cabinet member and special adviser to Yunus said Friday.
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