Bangladesh’s interim leader, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is contemplating resignation amid growing political instability and a lack of consensus among major political parties, BBC Bangla reported late Thursday. The report cites National Citizen Party (NCP) chief Nhid Islam, a key figure in the student-led uprising that brought Yunus to power earlier this year.

Islam met Yunus to discuss swirling rumours of his resignation. “Sir told me he is thinking about stepping down. He feels he cannot function effectively unless the political parties come together,” Islam said, urging the Nobel laureate to remain steadfast “for the sake of the country’s security and the expectations of the people’s movement.”

Yunus, who assumed office as Chief Adviser following last year’s mass uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is reportedly disillusioned with the fragmented political landscape. The NCP, which emerged from the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) movement, has been vocal in its support for Yunus’s reformist agenda.

Despite popular backing, Yunus’s interim administration has faced significant hurdles in recent days, particularly involving tensions with the military—an institution that played a decisive role during the transition of power. While the army refused to suppress the student-led protests that toppled Hasina, it facilitated her peaceful departure to India and the subsequent appointment of Yunus.

The same military establishment is now reportedly growing wary of the prolonged political vacuum and lack of progress under the interim setup.

Islam acknowledged Yunus’s dilemma, stating, “There is no point in staying if he cannot act. If political parties withdraw trust and cooperation, his position becomes untenable.”

As the crisis unfolds, the possibility of Yunus stepping down raises questions about Bangladesh’s immediate political future and whether the hopes of the mass uprising can still be fulfilled in the absence of a unifying figure.

Bangladesh’s interim leader, Professor Muhammad Yunus, is contemplating resignation amid growing political instability and a lack of consensus among major political parties, BBC Bangla reported late Thursday. The report cites National Citizen Party (NCP) chief Nhid Islam, a key figure in the student-led uprising that brought Yunus to power earlier this year.

Islam met Yunus to discuss swirling rumours of his resignation. “Sir told me he is thinking about stepping down. He feels he cannot function effectively unless the political parties come together,” Islam said, urging the Nobel laureate to remain steadfast “for the sake of the country’s security and the expectations of the people’s movement.”

Yunus, who assumed office as Chief Adviser following last year’s mass uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is reportedly disillusioned with the fragmented political landscape. The NCP, which emerged from the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) movement, has been vocal in its support for Yunus’s reformist agenda.

Despite popular backing, Yunus’s interim administration has faced significant hurdles in recent days, particularly involving tensions with the military—an institution that played a decisive role during the transition of power. While the army refused to suppress the student-led protests that toppled Hasina, it facilitated her peaceful departure to India and the subsequent appointment of Yunus.

The same military establishment is now reportedly growing wary of the prolonged political vacuum and lack of progress under the interim setup.

Islam acknowledged Yunus’s dilemma, stating, “There is no point in staying if he cannot act. If political parties withdraw trust and cooperation, his position becomes untenable.”

As the crisis unfolds, the possibility of Yunus stepping down raises questions about Bangladesh’s immediate political future and whether the hopes of the mass uprising can still be fulfilled in the absence of a unifying figure.