As Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath to helm the violence-hit Bangladesh’s new interim authorities on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi prolonged his needs to him on the ocassion. He additionally careworn the necessity for guaranteeing security of the Hindus and different minority communities within the nation.
Congratulating Yunus by way of a put up on X, PM Modi wrote: “My greatest needs to Professor Muhammad Yunus on the belief of his new duties.”
Moreover, PM Modi additionally hoped that Bangladesh would witness an “early return to normalcy” and careworn the necessity for “guaranteeing the protection and safety of Hindus and all different minority communities within the nation”.
“India stays dedicated to working with Bangladesh to satisfy the shared aspirations of each our peoples for peace, safety and improvement,” PM Modi added.
My greatest needs to Professor Muhammad Yunus on the belief of his new duties. We hope for an early return to normalcy, guaranteeing the protection and safety of Hindus and all different minority communities. India stays dedicated to working with Bangladesh to satisfy the…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 8, 2024
Yunus was sworn-in because the chief advisor to the interim authorities, together with an advisory council consisting 16 members, as reported by The Every day Star.
He was administered oath by President Mogammed Shahabuddin on the presidential palace ‘Banghabhaban’.
No chief from the Awami League was noticed on the oath-taking ceremony. Diplomats from China, Iran, Argentina, Japan, UK, UAE, Qatar, and The Netherlands had been current on the ceremony, The Every day Star reported.
The 2 key organisers of the Anti-Discrimination Pupil Motion, which finally led to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, Md. Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud, are additionally a part of the advisory council.
Bangladesh Environmental Legal professionals Affiliation (Bela) Chief Govt Syeda Rizwana Hasan, ladies’s rights activist Farida Akhtar, right-wing celebration Hefazat-e-Islam’s deputy chief AFM Khalid Hossain, chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Improvement Board Supradip Chakma, Grameen Telecom trustee Nurjahan Begum, freedom fighter Sharmeen Murshid, Prof Bidhan Ranjan Roy, and former overseas secretary Touhid Hossain are additionally amongst Yunu’s advisory council members.
The 84-year-old professor had flown in from Paris to Dhaka on Thursday to be sworn-in because the interim authorities’s head, which needed to be fashioned following the resignation of former PM Sheikh Hasina amid huge protests towards her authorities. Hasina fled Bangladesh after tendering her resignation.