Learn more

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn into office Thursday as Bangladesh’s interim leader, vowing to guide the country back to democracy after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. Yunus, who only returned home hours earlier, swore to “uphold, support and protect the constitution”, in front of Bangladeshi political and civil society leaders, generals and diplomats at the presidential palace. “Today is a glorious day for us,” Yunus, 84, told reporters when he returned to Dhaka from Europe. “Bangladesh has created a new victory day. Bangladesh has got a seco…

cuu