Bangladesh's constitutional dilemma: Interim government under Yunus explained
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh's constitutional dilemma: Interim government under Yunus explained

Hindustan Times  

Amid the turmoil and protests that have resulted in over 400 deaths, Bangladesh is poised to establish a new interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. However, after the Supreme Court declared the caretaker government system “unconstitutional,” the Awami League government abrogated it through a constitutional amendment on June 30, 2011. The Appellate Division's ruling, which found the caretaker government system unconstitutional, noted that elections could still be held under this system for the next two terms without involving the judiciary. Despite this advice, the caretaker government system was fully abolished through a constitutional amendment by the Awami League government only a month and a half later, on June 30, 2011.

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus
Top News
1 week, 2 days ago

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

The Hindu  

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr. Yunus — appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August — to …

Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026
1 week, 2 days ago

Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026

Al Jazeera  

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus says implementing full list of electoral reforms could delay elections by a few months. General elections in Bangladesh will be held in late 2025 or early 2026, the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after a popular revolution in August, announced. Pressure has been growing on Yunus, appointed the country’s “chief …

Bangladesh's pluralism must stay intact, says head of Constitution reforms panel
1 week, 6 days ago

Bangladesh's pluralism must stay intact, says head of Constitution reforms panel

India Today  

Professor Ali Riaz, a Bangladeshi-American political scientist and writer, has one of the toughest jobs at hand. The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh has tasked him to head the country’s Constitutional Reforms Commission. With 153 articles, 11 parts and four schedules, the Bangladesh Constitution is perhaps one of the most complex in the subcontinent. Sitting in his office situated …

Yunus mulls to form govt without Hasina's Awami League amid pressure to call elections in Bangladesh: Report
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Yunus mulls to form govt without Hasina's Awami League amid pressure to call elections in Bangladesh: Report

Firstpost  

Amid growing pressures to call elections in Bangladesh, reports are emerging that the country’s interim chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, is contemplating forming a national govt comprising several political parties, except Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League Bangladesh’s Interim Advisor Muhammad Yunus is reportedly contemplating forming a government without the presence of leaders from ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League. According to a report …

Sheikh Hasina ‘destroyed everything’, will hold elections after ushering in comprehensive reforms, says Muhammad Yunus
3 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina ‘destroyed everything’, will hold elections after ushering in comprehensive reforms, says Muhammad Yunus

Firstpost  

“We need comprehensive reforms in the economy, governance, bureaucracy and judiciary,” said Bangladesh’s interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh’s interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said that the Sheikh Hasina administration has “destroyed everything” and vowed to hold general elections only after implementing constitutional and judicial reforms. In an interview to Nikkei Asia, The 84-year-old Nobel laureate said, “We …

After the revolution, Bangladesh is stable. For the moment
1 month ago

After the revolution, Bangladesh is stable. For the moment

Hindustan Times  

Revolutions often end badly. These include banning the Awami League, Sheikh Hasina’s party, and trying to have her extradited from India to face charges for what they allege are crimes against humanity. The student protesters, frustrated by Mr Yunus’s fairly tolerant approach to the AL, could take to the streets again, this time threatening violence. If the bnp were to …

Is Yunus-led Bangladesh's 'interim' government delaying elections?
1 month, 1 week ago

Is Yunus-led Bangladesh's 'interim' government delaying elections?

Firstpost  

Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, who as per Bangladesh Constitution, should have held fresh national elections within three months, or 90 days, after the dissolution of parliament, recently completed 100 days in office and has still not specified any timeline for the general polls An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was formed in Bangladesh on August 8 within …

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms

Al Jazeera  

The interim leader pledges electoral and constitutional reforms before elections in an address marking 100 days in power. Bangladesh‘s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for the nation’s “patience”, pledging that general elections would be held after electoral and institutional reforms were completed in a televised address marking 100 days in office. Yunus was appointed “chief adviser” on August 9, …

Army Stepping In as Key Player in Bangladesh Dispute
2 months ago

Army Stepping In as Key Player in Bangladesh Dispute

India Today  

Bangladesh's key political parties oppose plans to remove President Mohammed Shahabuddin 'Chuppu' amid renewed violence. The BNP, which has ruled the country several times, has said the President's removal could cause a 'serious constitutional vacuum', which is unwelcome. The Awami League has also opposed plans to remove the President and has challenged the legality of the interim government. The student …

India broadens dialogue with Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh
3 months, 1 week ago

India broadens dialogue with Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh

The Hindu  

In a bid to regularise ties with Bangladesh after the Sheikh Hasina-led government fell last month, India has gradually broadened its engagement with the interim government in Dhaka led by Chief Adviser Mohammed Yunus. Mr. Verma met with Lt. General Jehangir Alam Chaudhury, Bangladesh’s adviser for home affairs, on September 2 to discuss “potential engagement to advance bilateral security cooperation”. …

Interim government in Bangladesh committed to hold free and fair elections, says Mohammad Yunus
4 months, 1 week ago

Interim government in Bangladesh committed to hold free and fair elections, says Mohammad Yunus

The Hindu  

The caretaker government in Bangladesh is committed to ensuring a transition to inclusive and pluralistic democracy and creating an environment in which "free, fair and participatory elections" can be held, its head Mohammad Yunus assured the international community on Saturday. "You all are aware that Bangladesh witnessed a ‘Second Revolution’ on 5th August 2024, through a mass uprising spearheaded by …

Sheikh Hasina's Stay In India Won't Affect Bilateral Ties, Says Bangladesh Interim Govt
4 months, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina's Stay In India Won't Affect Bilateral Ties, Says Bangladesh Interim Govt

ABP News  

Bangladesh's newly installed interim government on Monday said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's stay in New Delhi would not affect the bilateral relations with India. The briefing was the first diplomatic engagement of the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh days after Sheikh Hasina's resignation on August 5. 'No Plan On Banning Awami League' Earlier today, Bangladesh Home Minister …

Bangladesh Interim Govt Has No Plan To Ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Interim Govt Has No Plan To Ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League

ABP News  

Bangladesh's new home minister Sakhawat Hossain on Monday said the Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus-led new interim government, now running the country, had no intention of banning ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party. Addressing the reports about a possible ban on Hasina's political outfit, the violence-hit South Asian country's new Home Minister Sakhawat Hossain said, "The party has made …

Will Yunus-led interim government bring Bangladesh out of its ‘dark era’?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Yunus-led interim government bring Bangladesh out of its ‘dark era’?

Al Jazeera  

As a new government headed by the country’s only Nobel laureate takes charge, many wonder how it will undo years of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s ‘autocratic rule’. “And we are relieved to see that that happened quickly.” Three days after Hasina quit, Muhammad Yunus, the South Asian country’s only Nobel laureate, was sworn in on Thursday night as the “chief adviser” …

Bangladesh unrest: 'Respect democratic principles,' says US ahead of interim govt formation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh unrest: 'Respect democratic principles,' says US ahead of interim govt formation

India TV News  

Ahead of the swearing-in of the new interim government in Bangladesh, the United States on Wednesday assuaded confidence that the interim government led by Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus will significantly work to bring back forth long-term peace and political stability in Bangladesh that has been marred with a series of deadly protests recently. "We think the interim government will play …

Bangladesh: Interim government will be sworn in tomorrow
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Interim government will be sworn in tomorrow

Op India  

Days after the violent ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Interim government in Bangladesh will be sworn in tomorrow, the country’s army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on Wednesday. He also extended all cooperation to the interim government which would be headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus General Waker added that the advisory council may have 15 members. It …

Bangladesh's Interim Government Will Take Oath on Thursday, Says Military Chief
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh's Interim Government Will Take Oath on Thursday, Says Military Chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s military chief said Wednesday that an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would be sworn in on Thursday night as he returns from Paris to take over the administration and try to restore stability in the country, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to neighboring India. Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman …

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm Wednesday and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. He congratulated the student protesters, saying they had made “our second Victory Day possible,” and appealed to them and …

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head interim govt in Bangladesh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head interim govt in Bangladesh

China Daily  

DHAKA -- Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will serve as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, local media reported early Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of President Mohammed Shahabuddin with chiefs of the three services and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement to finalize the outline of the interim government on Tuesday night, Bangladesh's state-run news agency …

Bangladesh Constitution has a position on caretaker government in the country, says India
1 year, 4 months ago

Bangladesh Constitution has a position on caretaker government in the country, says India

The Hindu  

India on August 11 reminded that the Constitution of Bangladesh “has a position” on the issue of having a caretaker government in the country. Mr. Bagchi’s comment is the first indirect Indian acknowledgement of matters that are at the heart of the current political tug of war between the ruling Awami League and the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party that is …

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