Dhaka, May 23, 2025 (AFP) - Bangladesh minister says Yunus 'not going to step down'

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2025-05-23

Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus "needs to remain" in office as interim leader to ensure a peaceful transition of power, a cabinet member and special adviser to Yunus said Friday. Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner who took over after a mass uprising last year, had threatened to quit the job if parties did not give him their backing, a political ally and sources in his office said. The South Asian nation of around 170 million people has b......

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