- Protesters: Nobel laureate to rule Bangladesh
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh, one of the protest leaders has called on Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead a transitional government. According to protest organizer Nahid Islam, this is the wish of the demonstrators. Yunus and his Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for helping many people escape poverty through small loans. Yunus has not yet made any public statements on the matter.
After weeks of protests that reached their peak on Monday with the storming of Prime Minister Hasina's palace and her subsequent flight abroad, the streets of the capital Dhaka were mostly calm on Tuesday morning. A curfew imposed by Hasina has been lifted. Discussions for a transitional government are underway.
Meanwhile, reports suggest that violence continued on Monday night, with over a hundred people killed across the country, according to local media citing local authorities. Most of the victims are said to be supporters of Hasina, who resigned and fled the country on Monday. Protesters are also reported to have stormed and looted homes of Awami League party members.
The protest leader has urged the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus to consider leading the proposed transitional government, mirroring the demonstrators' wishes. Amidst the ongoing discussions for a transitional government, the government has decided to lift the curfew imposed by Prime Minister Hasina.
