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Added on the 08/08/2024 10:34:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who is to head an interim government in Bangladesh, tells reporters at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris that he is "looking forward to going back home" and helping his country "get out of the trouble we are in." IMAGES
People gather outside the airport in Dhaka to welcome Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who has returned to Bangladesh to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
Images of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus inside an aeroplane on his way to Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Yunus is set to lead an interim government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
Bangladesh woke Friday to survey destruction left by the deadliest day of ongoing student protests so far, which saw government buildings torched by demonstrators and a nationwide internet blackout put into effect. This week's unrest has killed at least 39 people including 32 on Thursday, with the toll expected to rise further after reports of clashes in nearly half of the country's 64 districts. IMAGES
Images show police and army presence outside the South Naval Hospital and the 'La Roca' maximum security prison, in Guayaquil, as Ecuador's ex-vice president Jorge Glas, whose capture in a raid on Mexico's embassy in Quito sparked an outcry, is returned to the prison after a short hospitalization. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.