Muhammad Yunus names student leaders in the interim cabinet. Alongside prominent members of civil society, Bangladesh’s new government included two student activists. The son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared that his mother would eventually return to the nation.
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s acting leader, approved the nation’s new cabinet on Friday while rejecting the Awami League, which pledged to stay active in politics.
The military, civil society groups, and student leaders were consulted throughout the selection process of cabinet members. They were referred to as advisors rather than ministers. Muhammad Yunus names student leaders in the interim cabinet
Who is added to the acting cabinet?
The new government featured two leaders of Students Against Discrimination, the organization that spearheaded the weeks-long protests.
Nahid Islam led The nation’s Telecommunications Ministry. And Nasif Mahmud led The Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Leading rights campaigner Adilur Rahman Khan, who served two years in prison under Hasina’s administration, leads the Ministry of Industries.
A retired brigadier general, an environmental lawyer, a former foreign secretary, and the president of Bangladesh’s central bank were among the other members of the new cabinet.
The cabinet also comprises one indigenous person from the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Finally, one member from Bangladesh’s minority Hindu population. Courtesy of Reuters Also, read
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