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If Bangladesh is led by its youth, the country will stay true to its goals,
I think the people would definitely prefer to exercise their democratic rights of voting, which in the Awami era was not possible,
Chowdhury told Al Jazeera General Ziaur Rahman did that through the Fifth Amendment, and General Hussain Mohammad Ershad did that through the Seventh Amendment. So this government will likely do the same,
Bangladesh is a family. We have to unite it. It has immense possibility.”
After his swearing-in on Thursday night, Yunus told reporters as he was flanked by student leaders The army chief had promised an interim government, but until it was officially established, uncertainty remained due to widespread speculation,
Saifullah Sajib, an employee at a travel agency in Dhaka, told Al Jazeera as he watched a live telecast of Yusuf and his 16-member cabinet taking their oaths of office at the presidential palace We didn’t fight and shed blood for a military government. We wanted a civilian government that will bring genuine reforms,
Namlah told Al Jazeera on Friday I feel so relieved to see Dr Yunus sworn in as the head of the interim government,
Abdullah Al Mamun, a businessman in the garments industry, told Al Jazeera However, the circumstances of the Awami League’s departure might require additional time for it to regroup and prepare for the election, which could pose a challenge for the interim government. Without the Awami League, the election could lack a certain level of credibility,
They should be able to reflect the perspectives of the younger generation and may offer innovative approaches and challenge traditional methods of governance,
This will involve making new appointments across nearly all positions in various departments and divisions, including law enforcement, the judiciary and different ministries,
Upholding human rights will be a primary focus of the interim government,
But how everything fits together and whether a consensus is possible is unclear. This is where Yunus’s leadership will be essential,
Over the past 15 years, these relationships, especially with India, had been shaped in ways that may have been detrimental to the country’s national interests,
The key question is how the BNP, by virtue of its size and clout as the biggest beneficiary of Hasina’s ouster, adjusts to a new reality that won’t necessarily defer to the BNP’s power,
Under [Hasina’s] autocratic rule, it was a dark era, and the people’s profound anger against the regime led to this eruption. However, we can no longer support such outbursts as they have exceeded acceptable limits,
We must ensure that the benefits of this freedom extend to every citizen. Otherwise, it would be meaningless. Therefore, we commit to bringing freedom to every home,
The state institutions were devastated under [Hasina’s] fascist regime. Our goal is to eradicate fascism by reforming these institutions,
It is called an interim government, or some even call it a caretaker government with Dr Yunus as its chief adviser, but the fact is there is no provision in our constitution for the formation of such a government after the 15th Amendment [to the constitution], which removed the provision for such a government,
If the economy goes downhill from here, Bangladesh might have to move to a bailout program from the IMF,
Yunus was not only the students choice, but is also highly recognized abroad,