Dhaka: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday took oath as the head of an interim government in Bangladesh.
Yunus, 84, was administered the oath of office by President Mohammed Shahabuddin at a ceremony at the presidential palace ‘Bangabhaban’.
The economist-turned-politician was appointed as the head of the interim government on Tuesday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India following widespread protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobs.
Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work on microlending.