Yunus to Continue as B'desh’s Interim Govt Chief: Adviser

PTI, DHAKA, MAY 24, 2025 :  Muhammad Yunus will remain as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, an adviser in his cabinet said on Saturday, two days after a key ally said he was mulling resignation.

"He (Yunus) didn’t say he will leave. He said that while we face many obstacles in carrying out the work and responsibilities assigned to us, we are overcoming them," Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud told reporters after an unscheduled meeting of the advisory council.

Mahmud added: “He (Yunus) is definitely staying." He also added that none of the advisers were going anywhere, as “the responsibility entrusted to us is a significant one; we cannot abandon this duty."

The chief adviser’s decision to stay in office came two days after he told student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders that he was mulling resignation as he felt “the situation is such that he cannot work,” citing difficulties in working amid the failure of political parties to find common ground for change.

Yunus reportedly expressed an identical desire to quit in a cabinet meeting earlier on Thursday, where his colleagues persuaded him not to relinquish his position.