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Bangladesh's Yunus Says No Elections Before Reforms

Muhammad Yunus, a microfinance pioneer, is helming a temporary administration (Credit: AFP)

Bangladesh's interim leader has refused to give a timeframe for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in an interview published Tuesday that reforms are needed before polls.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was appointed the country's "chief advisor" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August.

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