Who led Bangladesh’s interim government after the Awami League-controlled parliament was dissolved?

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Following the dissolution of the Awami League-controlled parliament in August 2024, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed to lead the interim government of Bangladesh.12

His appointment followed weeks of student-led protests that resulted in the resignation and flight of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed. After student leader Nahid Islam called for the dissolution of parliament and for Yunus to head an interim administration, President Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu accepted these demands on August 6, 2024. Yunus served in this capacity until the conclusion of general elections in February 2026.132