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Bangladesh Nobel winner Yunus to lead interim govt

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Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus. [AFP]

Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced Wednesday.

The appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus -- credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country -- to lead.

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