Mohammad Yunus, the chief adviser of the interim government in Bangladesh, is thinking of resigning.
Student leader and National Citizen Party convenor Nhid Islam met Mohammad Yunus at his residence Jamuna regarding this matter.
Nhid Islam said, "We were hearing the news of Sir's (Yunus) resignation due to the current situation in the country. The chief advisor expressed concern that he would not be able to work in the current situation of the country."
Islam said he told the chief adviser he expected the political parties would forge unity and cooperate with him, and "I hope everyone will cooperate with him".
Yunus's government exposed to several challenges
Yunus's government in the past two days was exposed to several challenges with a major one involving Bangladesh's presumably consolidated military forces, which played a crucial role during the last year’s student-led uprising.
The earlier movement toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime and installed Yunus to power and during the protest the army preferred not to launch a crackdown on protestors despite being called out to tame the uprising.
The military, however, extended its hand for Hasina’s safe exit to India using an air force plane and installation of Yunus as the chief adviser, effectively the prime minister, in line with the demand of Students against Discrimination (SAD), a large part of which now emerged as NCP.
The NCP leader Nhid Islam said, "The chief adviser (Yunus) said if the political party wants him to resign now . . . why I will stay if I do not get that place of trust, that place of assurance?".."
Earlier, Mohammad Yunus had expressed his displeasure over the situation in the country at the Advisory Council meeting in Dhaka.
On Thursday, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party had demanded the resignation or dismissal of two advisors of the interim government, Mahfuz Alam and Asif Mahmud, and National Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman.