Bangladesh's interim government announces portfolios of council of advisors, Yunus to oversee 27 ministries

Deccan Herald

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Yunus, who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering microfinance work, has taken a super-portfolio encompassing transport, land, defence, aviation and energy.
Gulf News
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Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus confirmed the country's new cabinet on Friday, shunning the Awami League that has vowed to remain involved in politics.
Deutsche Welle
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The 17-member Cabinet, referred to as "advisers," includes two key coordinators from the student-led movement, Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud, and prominent human rights defender Adilur Rahman Khan, previously imprisoned under Hasina’s government for documenting rights violations.
Voice Of America
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Namlah, 19, was one of the coordinators of the student movement at Jahangirnagar University on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.
Aljazeera

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