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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus named head of Bangladesh's interim government

File photo of Bangladesh Nobel Peace Prize winner and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus delivering a speech during the Global Social Business Summit, held at the Austria Center, in Vienna, on November 8, 2012. © Alexander Klein, AFP

Muhammad Yunus – Bangladesh's Nobel laureate – will lead the country's interim government, the country's presidency announced Wednesday following a meeting with military leaders, student protesters, and civil society members. The announcement was made after prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled amidst a mass uprising driven by student-led protests. 

Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head the country’s interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule led mostly by students. 

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