“The situation in Bangladesh affects me deeply because I have a strong Bengali sense of identity,” he tells PTI'Worried about Bangladesh', Yunus has a long way to go: Nobel laureate Amartya SenExpressing "deep concern" over the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has said that his friend and Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus has a long way to go to resolve the existing impasse. Sen also noted that newspapers in Bangladesh remained “relatively free”, with many flourishing despite taking strong anti-government positions. “I think Bangladesh should make the best use of its tradition of working together rather than attempting to sideline any particular group. There is room for change.”Sen said, “I am worried about Bangladesh, but I am not without hope.”Asked about his assessment of another Nobel laureate Yunus as Bangladesh’s chief advisor to the interim administration, he said: “Yunus is an old friend. “If you suddenly become the head of a country, as Yunus effectively has, you must consider various factions.

Source: bd News24 March 02, 2025 20:26 UTC