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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Sean GLEESON and Shafiqul ALAM

Bangladesh's Yunus Honours Heroes As Interim Government Begins Work

Nobel laureate and chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, Muhammad Yunus greets the public after laying a wreath at the National Martyrs' Memorial in Dhaka on August 9 (Credit: AFP)

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh's fallen independence heroes in the first act of his interim government on Friday, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile.

A day after returning home from Europe and vowing to "uphold, support and protect the constitution" as he was sworn into office, 84-year-old Yunus began the tough challenge of returning the country to democracy.

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