Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor to Bangladesh’s interim administration, has stated that he is determined to move fast toward change and to call an election.
According to a Sunday story, Prof. Yunus made the comments in an interview with the Tokyo-based news organization NHK WORLD in New York, where he was attending the UN General Assembly.
After student protests caused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s administration to fall in August after 15 years in office, he was appointed chief adviser to the interim government.
Yunus is the founder of Grameen Bank, which extends small unsecured loans to underprivileged people. He and the bank won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
In the interview, Yunus said the interim government’s job is to carry out reform as quickly as possible, and that the government will hold an election as soon as it is ready.
He said, “Failure is not something that we can accept.”
Yunus remarked that young people gave their life during what he dubbed the “revolution,” referring to students who were instrumental in toppling the Hasina regime.
His position on involving the younger generation in the formulation of policy was made clear.
According to the main adviser, Bangladesh is looking forward to Japan, its largest contributor, providing support “during this very critical period.”
He underlined that Japan’s collaboration is crucial to the reconstruction of his nation’s economy and the establishment of democracy there.
