Seventeen members of Bangladesh’s interim government took their oaths at a ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday (August 8, 2024).
Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 84, head of the caretaker government, has taken a super-portfolio encompassing transport, land, defence, aviation, and energy. His cabinet, who began work on Friday, has been given the official title of advisers, instead of ministers.
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Bangladeshis on Friday welcomed the new interim government, hoping it would restore order, end repression, and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic transition of power.
Here are the men and women tasked with steering democratic reforms after the end of Hasina’s autocratic 15-year tenure:
