As Bangladesh moves toward its February 12 national election, debate has intensified over the legacy of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the country’s only Nobel laureate and head of the interim government formed after the August 2024 uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina. Yunus, now 85, was appointed three days after Hasina’s resignation to stabilize a fractured state following violence that killed more than 1,400 people. His administration sought to restore credible elections, balance institutional powers, and prevent a return to authoritarianism.
Supporters credit Yunus with initiating major reforms and accountability measures, including commissions on constitutional, judicial, and human rights issues, as well as investigations into enforced disappearances and abuses under Hasina’s rule. Critics argue the unelected government moved too fast and lacked broad consensus. Political parties remain divided: the BNP questions the interim authority’s limits, while the National Citizens Party and Jamaat-e-Islami back deeper reforms.
Yunus’s final act will be overseeing the first free election in over a decade, coupled with a referendum on reform proposals. Analysts say the outcome will determine whether his leadership is remembered for stabilizing a collapsing nation or for failing to deliver lasting structural change.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৪: ১৯আপডেট : ০৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৫: ১৪ আমার দেশ অনলাইন জানুয়ারির শেষ দিকে ঢাকার ব্যস্ত সড়কে অটোরিকশা চালাচ্ছিলেন রুবেল চাকলাদার। তার কণ্ঠে ক্ষোভের চেয়ে হতাশাই ছিল বেশি। ৫০ বছর বয়সি এই চালক বলছিলেন, ২০২
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