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1. The President of Bangladesh names civil society leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief of the interim government.
   2024-08-07 06:03:07 (First version)
2. President Shahabuddin names civil society leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief of the interim government.
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