The president of Bangladesh on Tuesday appointed Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer in microfinance who is a Nobel laureate, to oversee an interim government, accommodating demands by protesters and offering a reprieve for a country scarred by violence.
The announcement from the main coordinator of the protests, Nahid Islam, came a day after Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled the country amid a popular uprising.
Mr. Islam was among a group of military officials and others present at a meeting with the president on Tuesday.
Mr. Yunus, 84, is expected to lead a temporary government now that the Bangladeshi Parliament has been dissolved.
Mr. Yunus, who is widely admired in Bangladesh and once made a brief foray into politics, has two immediate tasks.
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