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Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gestures in front of the court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 1, 2024. — Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, has announced plans to unveil a comprehensive package of democratic reforms on August 5, the first anniversary of the overthrow of the previous administration.<\/p>\n

The country, home to approximately 170 million people, has faced significant political upheaval since a student-led revolt ousted then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years in power.<\/p>\n

Yunus, 85, describes the public administration system he inherited as “completely broken down”.<\/p>\n

While he has pledged to overhaul democratic institutions, progress in reaching political agreements has been slow as various parties vie for control ahead of elections set for early 2026.<\/p>\n

Yunus’s government has warned that political power struggles risk jeopardising the gains that have been made.<\/p>\n

On July 29, Yunus said he was working to “build a broad national consensus around a renewed political system — one that delivers inclusive, participatory, and credible elections”.<\/p>\n

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Yunus’s office said Saturday that the “July Proclamation” would be “presented to the nation… in the presence of all political parties involved in the mass uprising”.<\/p>\n

Hasina’s rule saw widespread human rights abuses, including the mass detention and extrajudicial killings of her political opponents.<\/p>\n

Her government was also accused of politicising courts and the civil service, staging lopsided elections and dismantling democratic checks on its power.<\/p>\n

Hasina, 77, fled to India, where she has defied court orders to attend her ongoing trial on charges amounting to crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n

Protests began on July 1, 2024, with university students calling for reforms to a quota system for public sector jobs.<\/p>\n

They culminated on August 5, 2024, when thousands of protesters stormed Hasina’s palace as she escaped by helicopter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gestures in front of the court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 1, 2024. — Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, has announced plans to unveil a comprehensive package of democratic reforms on August 5, the first anniversary of the overthrow of the previous administration….<\/p>\n

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