‘Banker to the poor’ to lead interim government in Bangladesh

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed after mass student protests forced the nation’s prime minister to resign

Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, known as the “banker to the poor,” will head an interim government in Bangladesh following weeks of deadly demonstrations that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.

President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed Yunus, 84, on Tuesday – a day after...