‘Militancy will not rise in Bangladesh’: Dr. Yunus tells The Economist

Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to the Interim Government, has said that ‘militancy will not rise in Bangladesh.’  

On Friday, December 21, he told in an interview with the British magazine The Economist.  

Bangladesh recently won the Economist’s Country of the Year title following the fall of a 15-year dictatorship. The British magazine interviewed the Chief Adviser to get his reaction. 

In the interview, Dr. Muhammad Yunus was asked about the risk of militancy in Bangladesh, the Chief Adviser said, “I assure you that militancy will not rise in Bangladesh. The youth are neutral about religion. They want to build a new Bangladesh. These youth can change the entire world. It is not just a matter of changing one country or another. What Bangladesh has done is an example of how strong the youth are.”

When asked about what he would do after the 2025 elections. In response, the Chief Adviser said, “My job was actually taken away. I was forced into this job. I was doing my job and enjoying it. That’s why I was in Paris. I was pulled out of there to do something else. So I would be happy to go back to my regular job, which I have done all my life. And the young people love it too. So I will go back to that party or movement that I have built around the world.”

“We should pay attention to them. Especially the young women. They played an important role in the uprising of Bangladesh. We should pay attention to the youth so that they can fulfil their dreams. Their opportunity has come. They also have the capacity. The three youths who led the uprising are in my Cabinet. They are doing a great job. They are capable. These young people are not the youth of the last century. They are the youth of this century. They are as capable as anyone else,” Dr. Muhammad Yunus said.