Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh govt as India evacuates families from the country | DW News

The economist and civil society leader Muhammad Yunus has been named as the head of Bangladesh's interim government. Yunus is reportedly travelling from Paris to Dhaka, where he'll become chief advisor to a non-partisan government, according to the office of the president. The former prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, following weeks of violent protests against her government.

India has reportedly evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its diplomatic missions in neighboring Bangladesh. That's after the weeks of unrest that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to quit and flee. Reuters quoted two Indian government sources saying that all Indian diplomats remain in Bangladesh.

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4:06 Shalu Yadav, DW Correspondent
8:29 Zyma Islam, Journalist