DHAKA, Bangladesh — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left hundreds of people dead and pushed the South Asian nation to the brink of chaos.

The decision, announced early Wednesday by Joynal Abedin, the press secretary of the country’s figurehead President Mohammed Shahabuddin, came during a meeting that included military chiefs, organizers of the student protests that helped drive Hasina from power, prominent business leaders and civil society members.

Prime minister Hasina fled to India by helicopter as protesters defied a military curfew, with thousands eventually storming her residence{ai:summary}<p>In the shadows of Dhaka, chaos reigned as Prime Minister Hasina fled, leaving a smoldering political landscape in her wake. Nobel laureate Yunus stepped into the fray, ready to steer the interim government through the storm of upheaval sparked by student-led protests.</p><p>With blood on the streets and hope hanging by a thread, the city held its breath, sensing change in the air. A fragile alliance of military, business, and civil leaders gathered, plotting a course through murky waters where despair and ambition collide. #politics</p>

Bangladesh’s interim government to be led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus after PM flees during uprising

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