DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus begged the country's "patience" to prepare for much-awaited elections in a speech to the nation marking 100 days in power since a student-led revolution. The 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner was
Muhammad Yunus , head of Bangladesh 's interim government speaks to members of the media at the COP29 UN Climate Summit on Nov 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. DHAKA: Bangladesh 's interim leader Muhammad Yunus begged the country's"patience" to prepare for much-awaited elections in a speech to the nation marking 100 days in power since a student-led revolution.
"I promise that we will hold the much-anticipated election once the necessary and essential reforms are complete," he said in the broadcast. Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for 77-year-old Hasina - last seen arriving in neighbouring India after fleeing by helicopter as crowds stormed her palace.
"We have already taken initiatives to try those responsible for enforced disappearances, murders, and the mass killings during the July-August uprising," Yunus said.
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