Yunus from Bangladesh vows to offer assistance to Rohingya in inaugural policy address | Rohingya Updates

Bangladesh’s interim Prime Minister, Muhammad Yunus, has made his first major policy address in which he pledged to support the Rohingya community seeking refuge in the country and maintain the important garment industry. Yunus stated that his government will continue to support the million-plus Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh and called for international efforts to ensure their safe repatriation to Myanmar. The country is home to about one million Rohingya who fled Myanmar in 2017 after a military crackdown.
Yunus, an 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, was appointed by President Mohammed Shahabuddin to lead an interim government following the departure of his predecessor Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country after 15 years in power due to widespread protests. Yunus also pledged to investigate the deaths of over 450 people during the protests and has committed to holding free and fair elections in the future. He emphasized the need for national reconciliation and criticized the previous administration for destroying the country’s institutions.
Additionally, Yunus highlighted the importance of the garment industry in Bangladesh, which accounts for about 85 percent of the country’s annual exports. He vowed to not tolerate any disruptions to the global clothing supply chain and promised to make efforts to promote national reconciliation. A UN fact-finding mission is expected in Bangladesh to investigate atrocities committed during the student-led protests that led to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.

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