Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - The interim government, led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus is expected to take oath at 8:00pm tomorrow, announced army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman.
Responding to a query, the army chief said, "The interim government will be comprised of 15 members. However, the number can be changed later."
The army chief made the announcement in a televised press conference this evening.
He also praised the students' streets and various public establishments cleaning activities and traffic movement controlling actions in the absence of traffic police terming it a ‘great job’.
"We are very glad that they are doing this. I request them to continue this work. We all want to bring back a normal environment," he said during the televised press briefing.
General Waker also said Ansar-VDP members have also been deployed to control the traffic. Members of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) are also working.
Dr Yunus was chosen to be the chief adviser of the upcoming interim government last night in a meeting between a 13-member team of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders with President Mohammed Shahabuddin and the chiefs of three military forces.
During the briefing, the army chief hoped that normalcy would return within three to four days as the situation across the country is improving significantly.
Those who were involved in the violence committed during the protest will not be spared and legal action would be taken against them, he added.
He said the air force and navy chief are with him and they are working together.
He also said he spoke to Prof Muhammad Yunus: "I felt very good talking to him. It seemed to me that he is very eager to do this job. I am certain that he will be successful in taking us to a democratic process, and that we will be benefited from it."
The country is facing uncertainty after resignation and fleeing of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5 in the face of a mass uprising against her and her Awami League government.
Her resignation followed around three weeks of violence that had its origins in the students' demand for reform to the quota system in public service jobs.