(L to R) Dr. Asif Nazrul, Dr. Salimullah Khan, Debapriya Bhattacharya and Chakma Rani Yan Yan are among the members who will head the interim government. (Image: LinkedIn/Facebook/Front Line Defenders/CPD)
The interim government consists of economists, former policymakers, former retired judges and former members of the army.
An interim government will take over the governance of a restive Bangladesh as the nation recovers from deadly anti-government protests which forced Bangladesh’s embattled prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee Dhaka on Monday.
Bangladesh’s army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said in a broadcast to the nation on state television Hasina had resigned and the military would form a caretaker government.
“The country has suffered a lot, the economy has been hit, many people have been killed — it is time to stop the violence,” said Waker, dressed in military fatigues, shortly after jubilant crowds stormed and looted Ganabhaban, the Bangladesh prime minister’s official residence.
Eminent jurists, a former chief justice, a former UN representative and economist, a former governor of the nation’s central bank and a Dhaka University professor are among the 29 people who have been summoned by the army to discuss the formation of the interim government.
Dr Asif Nazrul, a Dhaka University professor, who is likely to be a part of the interim government, told students to maintain peace. “I hope there is great news for you. I also request the students, the public and the youth to maintain peace and patience. This country is ours. From now on, we will move in the right direction,” Nazrul said.
Here Is A List Of People Who Will Lead The Interim Govt:
- Dr. Salimullah Khan – Khan is an eminent writer and teaches at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He is known as a Marxist scholar and has been a regular in Bangladesh’s news channels and literary circles.
- Dr. Asif Nazrul – Also known as Nazrul Islam, he teaches law in Bangladesh’s Dhaka University. He is also a former journalist. He is a key figure in the ongoing student protests.
- Justice (Rtd.) Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah – Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- General (Rtd.) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan – Former Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army (2012-2015)
- Maj. General (Rtd.) Syed Iftekhar Uddin – Former Inspector General of Prisons
- Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya – Economist and former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the WTO and UN Office in Geneva
- Matiur Rahman Chowdhury – Journalist and editor-in-chief of the Manab Zamin, a Bengali tabloid.
- Brigadier General (Rtd.) M Sakhawat Hossain – Former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
- Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman – Economist and Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee (BRAC) chairperson.
- Justice (Rtd.) MA Matin – Retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed – Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank
- Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury – Former Director General (DG), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
- Dr. Manjur Ahmed Chowdhury – Former Chairman, National River Conservation Commission
- Prof. Egramul Hoque – Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
- Dr. Mahfuzul Haque – Former Environment Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
- Barrister Sara Hossain – Lawyer and executive director of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
- Mr. Touhid Hossain – Former Foreign Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
- Mr. Nurul Huda – Former Inspector General of PoliceLt. Gen. (Ret.) Md. Mainul Islam – Former DG, BGB
- Nurul Kabir – Editor, New Age
- Fouzul Kabir Khan – Former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
- Maj. Gen. (Ret) Golam Helal Morshed Khan – Chairman, Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad
- Prof. Niaz Ahmed Khan- Pro-Vice Chancellor (VC), Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB)
- Dr. Badiul Alam Mojumder – Founder Secretary, Citizens for Good Governance (SHULIAN)
- Dr. Shahdeen Malik – Lawyer
- Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur – Economist, Policy Research institute
- Prof. Ananda Kumar Saha – Former Pro VC, Rajshahi University
- Queen Yan Yan – Advisor to the Chakma Circle Chief
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