Amid buzz over his resignation, Bangladesh바카라s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called an unscheduled meeting of the advisory council to take stock of a brewing unease involving his administration.
"He is likely to sit with the Advisers (effectively ministers) shortly after the ECNEC (Executive Committee of the National Economic Council) meeting,", Bangladesh news agency reported quoting an unnamed official familiar with the process.
The announcement of the meeting came hours after Yunus expressed his desire to step down as chief adviser, citing difficulties in working.
Yunus is expected to meet with the advisers before back-to-back meetings with former prime minister Khaleda Zia바카라s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami later on Saturday.
Yunus Resignation Buzz
On Thursday night, Yunus told Student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders that he was mulling resignation as he felt 바카라the situation is such that he cannot work".
This came hours after he reportedly expressed an identical desire to quit in a cabinet meeting earlier in the day.
NCP convenor Nahid Islam said he urged Yunus "to stay strong for the sake of the country바카라s security and future and to meet the expectations of the mass uprising바카라 (and) I hope everyone will cooperate with him바카라. Advisers of Yunus' cabinet also persuaded him to not relinquish the post.
Several senior BNP leaders, including Abdul Moyeen Khan and Salahuddin Ahmed said the party hoped Yunus would oversee an early general election and step down with dignity, rather than resign abruptly.
The BNP has emerged as the key actor in the political arena after the ouster of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina바카라s Awami League regime in August last year in a student-led uprising.
