Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser, declared today that he will resume his duties upon the transfer of power to a government chosen by free and fair elections.
He said this during an interactive plenary session of the World Governments Summit (WGS), which was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
According to a message received here, CNN’s Becky Anderson moderated the event.
In response to a question, Prof. Yunus stated that the focus of the interim government is on maintaining peace and order and reconstructing the nation, society, and institutions—all of which were totally destroyed by the previous dictatorial Sheikh Hasina administration.
He said the government is going through a process of reforms to rebuild the country.The chief adviser mentioned that his government established 15 different reform commissions focusing on law and order, police administration, the constitution, the election system, and other areas.
“These commissions are reporting back with their suggestions and recommendations on necessary changes. Now, we have what we call a consensus-building commission. We will go to the political parties and so on, see which are the recommendations all agree on,” he said.
“So that we take that as a charter and then implement an important election,” Yunus added.The interim government is getting support from international community in building a new Bangladesh, Prof Yunus said.
He said that during the fascist rule, the nation’s economy was totally destroyed and that the banking industry had been robbed of US$16 billion.
In response to another question, the chief adviser stated that Bangladesh has not held a fair election in the last sixteen years.
About social business, he said the main objective of social business is to resolve social problems.
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