Watch as Muhammad Yunus arrives in Dhaka after being selected to lead Bangladesh’s interim government

Oliver Browning

8 August 2024 at 5:20 am·1-min read

Watch as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, who has been selected to lead Bangladesh’s interim government, arrives back in Dhaka from Paris on Thursday 8 August.

He is set to lead the government after weeks of tumultuous student protests forced prime minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.

Mr Yunus, 84, Bangladesh’s only Nobel laureate and a harsh critic of Ms Hasina, was recommended for the job by the student protesters.

He is expected to be sworn in as chief adviser along with a team of advisers later on Thursday in an interim government which the army chief said may include 15 members, although discussions on the names continued till late on Wednesday.

Mr Yunus is known as the “banker to the poor” and was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for founding a bank that pioneered fighting poverty with small loans to needy borrowers.

He is due to arrive in the capital Dhaka on Thursday, having been receiving medical treatment in Paris.

Australian Associated Press
Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction upheld
Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls has been upheld by a US appeals court.
Australian Associated Press
Ex-ETA member sentenced to 85 years in jail over attack
A former member of the Basque separatist group ETA has been jailed for 85 years for her involvement in a car bomb attack in Madrid that left 11 people injured.
Australian Associated Press
Scots to host Commonwealth Games, funded by Australians
Commonwealth Games 2026, which were in jeopardy after Victoria withdrew from hosting, will now be staged in Glasgow - with Australians underwriting the cost.
Australian Associated Press
Diddy charged with racketeering, sex trafficking
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing three US federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Australian Associated Press
Eagles pluck winless, captain-less Magpies in AFLW
Winless Collingwood will be without Bri Davey for two weeks after the Magpies skipper suffered a concussion in their 17-point AFLW loss to West Coast.
Australian Associated Press
Mariners lose opening Champions League fixture in China
Defending A-League champions Central Coast have opened their Asian Champions League Elite campaign in China with a 3-1 defeat to Shandong in a spiteful clash.
Australian Associated Press
French man admits drugging wife so men could rape her
A man accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade has admitted to the charges in a French court.
Australian Associated Press
Perth hand NBL coach John Rillie three more years
The Perth Wildcats are going all-in on John Rillie, re-signing their coach for a further three years in a massive show of faith just days out from round one.
Australian Associated Press
Elizabeth Gaines voted in as West Coast's new chair
Business leader Elizabeth Gaines has been voted in as West Coast's next chair, and she knows she has a big job ahead of her.
Australian Associated Press
Bangladesh series no Australia dress rehearsal: Rohit
Rohit Sharma has warned his India side should not be thinking about this summer's tour of Australia with Bangladesh on their shores for a two-Test series.
Australian Associated Press
Let's do business: PM reform plea to corporate leaders
As the prime minister comes under fire from a peak corporate sector lobby, he says business and government need to work together for crucial reforms.
Australian Associated Press
Women's cricket boost, ICC increases T20 WC prizemoney
The ICC have announced the prizemoney for the Women's T20 World Cup set to take place next month in the UAE, and there's good news for the participants.
Australian Associated Press
Early election 'stunt' to ram through housing bill
The government has failed to pass its housing legislation through the Senate a second time, giving it the first trigger to call a double dissolution election.
Australian Associated Press
Bikies targeted in administrator's CFMEU clean-up
The man in charged with cleaning up the CFMEU has promised to target outlaw bikies and organised criminals in all areas of the construction industry.
Australian Associated Press
Hynes concedes stigma of big-game losses will stick
Cronulla halfback Nicho Hynes has defended his performance against Melbourne, but concedes he may now always be known for his poor record in finals games.
Australian Associated Press
'We need justice': families call for pub crash trial
The families of five pub patrons killed by a diabetic driver have called for "justice" outside his committal hearing.
Australian Associated Press
'Just a ghost': abuse victims speak out after decades
A school counsellor who abused vulnerable young boys across two Australian states has come face to face with his victims as they spoke of their lasting pain.
Australian Associated Press
'Quite a crisis': anti-Semitism envoy on uni campuses
Australia's special envoy to combat anti-Semitism says university officials don't understand how bad the "special form of racism" has become on their campuses.
Australian Associated Press
Striker's signing turns Indonesian eyes on Roar
The Brisbane Roar's social media following has exploded in the hours since the signing of Indonesia striker Rafael Struick for the ALM season.
Australian Associated Press
Sermanni the interim as Matildas coach hunt heats up
Football Australia has appointed former mentor Tom Sermanni as the Matildas' interim coach as the hunt for Tony Gustavsson's permanent replacement continues.

Latest stories