Chief Adviser will not step down: Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb

The Chief Adviser's special assistant for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has said the interim government's CA Prof Muhammad Yunus will not step down. 

"He does not need power. However Pro Yunus is needed for Bangladesh, for the country's Peaceful democratic transition," Taiyeb said in a post in his personal Facebook page on Friday. 

On Thursday, following a scheduled advisory council meeting at the chief adviser’s Tejgaon office, an impromptu discussion on the national situation took place.

Originally set for 11 am, the meeting was moved up by an hour the previous night.

Sources told The Daily Samakal that after a one-hour regular session, secretaries left, and Dr. Yunus held a four-hour unscheduled meeting with advisers.

Two advisers said that Dr. Yunus expressed frustration over the lack of promised cooperation from political parties, making it impossible to fulfill his responsibilities.

He highlighted mounting pressure for elections, doubting the feasibility of a fair vote and rejecting responsibility for a controlled election.