Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus likens leadership task to clearing up after tornado

The interim leader tells the BBC he's on a learning curve after protests ousted the old government.

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"I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never run a government machine before and had to get the buttons right.

"Once that settled down, we started organising things," the Nobel-prize winning economist said, adding that restoring law and order and fixing the economy were priorities for the country.

It's unclear if Hasina, who fled into exile in India, and her party will participate in elections Yunus hopes to hold later this year. She is wanted in Bangladesh for alleged crimes against humanity.

"They [the Awami League] have to decide if they want to do it, I cannot decide for them," said Yunus in an interview with the BBC at his official residence in Dhaka.

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