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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Shafiqul ALAM

Bangladesh Nobel Winner Yunus Ready To Lead After Hasina Flees

Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign as Bangladesh prime minister and flee the country after weeks of mass protests (Credit: AFP)

Bangladesh Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus said Tuesday he is ready to head a caretaker government, a day after the military took control as mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee.

Microfinance pioneer Yunus, 84, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty -- earning the enmity of ousted Hasina and the wide respect of millions of Bangladeshis.

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