Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said there was no way that he would be interested to be part of the next elected government.
He mentioned that their job was to ensure a well-managed transition to hand over power to an elected government through polls.
鈥楴o way, no way. I think no one of our cabinet members would like to do that,鈥� he said while responding to a question whether he has any desire to become part of the next democratically elected government.
The question and answer session was followed by his conversation at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in Chatham House, London.
Muhammad Yunus said that their job was to make sure that the transition was managed well and people were happy when they handed over power to the elected government. 鈥榃e want to make sure that the election is right. This is a very critical factor for us.鈥�
Replying to another question about the Bangladesh Awami League, Yunus said that there was a debate over whether the Awami League could truly be called a political party when it was accused of killing young people, making citizens disappeared and stealing public money.
鈥榃ould you still call it a political party? So, that鈥檚 a debate, not a judgement,鈥� he said.
He also said that they thought that the chapter was closed when former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5 in the past year. 鈥楤ut those who fled the country 鈥� not one of them 鈥� expressed remorse but are exciting people.鈥�
The nation has decided, for the time being, to ban activities of the Awami League, not the party, for the safety of the country and the politicians, he said.
鈥楢ctivities of the Awami League will be suspended for the time being....until the trial is done. That鈥檚 all we have done,鈥� Yunus said.
About media freedom, the chief adviser said that the media had never enjoyed such freedom in the past that it is enjoying now.
