Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, spoke on Tuesday about the student-led movement that resulted in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, describing the “revolution” as “meticulously designed.

Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative, Dr Muhammad Yunus introduced and praised the young leaders who drove the student-led movement that led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster.

Bangladesh's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus introduced to an American audience in New York the 'brains' behind the 'meticulously designed' protests that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina from power.

Yunus, an acclaimed economist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for founding Grameen Bank and pioneering microfinance, was seen as an apolitical leader capable of bridging divides within a fractured political landscape.

Bangladesh interim government leader Muhammed Yunus hinted at a conspiracy in Sheikh Hasina’s ousting, praising student activism , and identified Mahfuj Abdullah as a significant figure in the protests.

The interim head of the Bangladesh government called Mahfuz Abdullah and two other student leaders on the stage and lauded them for sparking a revolution that "shook the entire country".