Dr Yunus sworn-in as chief adviser to interim govt

Nobel Peace Prize winner and globally acclaimed economist Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus was sworn-in as the chief adviser to the interim government at Bangabhaban on Thursday night. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to the 17-member interim government. It came four days after a student-led mass upsurge forced prime minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country. Advisers of the interim government are former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Prof of Dhaka University law Department Dr Asif Nazrul, right activist Adilur Rahman Khan, former attorney