The interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, will take the oath of office on Thursday night.
Army Chief General Wakar-uz-Zaman made the announcement during a press conference at the Army Headquarters on Wednesday (7 August).
In response to a question from journalists, the Army Chief said, "Dr Yunus will arrive in the country tomorrow. I will receive him at the airport. We expect the interim government to be sworn in at 8pm tomorrow."
General Wakar-uz-Zaman also mentioned that the interim government might have 15 members.
He welcomed the proposal to appoint Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus as the head of the interim government.
"I have spoken with Dr. Yunus, and I am confident that he will lead the country towards a beautiful democratic process," he added.
"Let us make the best use of our new victory. Let us not let this slip away because of our mistakes. I fervently appeal to everybody to stay calm. Please refrain from all kinds of violence," the statement issued by the Yunus Centre quoted him as saying.
He called on all students, members of all political parties and non-political people to stay calm as Bangladesh passed the third-day without any government in power after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government amid a public outrage forcing her resignation and secretly leaving the country.
Zaman, meanwhile, acknowledged that there were incidents of looting and anarchy after the ouster of the Awami League government as the “police forces became totally dysfunctional” and it was not possible on the part of the military along with the navy and air force troops to “fill up the void”.
“But we will do everything possible to expose to justice the culprits,” he said adding that police force was being reorganized with appointed of a new inspector general who by now asked all policemen to report to their workplaces across Bangladesh.
