Yunus showcases Bangladesh's reform drive at UN, confirms February elections

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has told the United Nations General Assembly that his country is on an “irreversible” path of reform after last year’s mass uprising, pledging to hold democratic elections in February and prevent any return to authoritarianism. “Our actions and commitments reflect the expectations of the people. Above all, these expectations are for a democratic, inclusive and pluralistic society,” Yunus declared in New York on Friday, delivering his second address as head of government to the Assembly. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate set his country’s current reforms against the backdrop of Bangladesh’s turbulent history: the 1971 Liberation War, decades of sacrifice, and the unprecedented July 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. More than 1,400 people were...