"One of the things that we have made clear is that we want to see the interim government chart a democratic future for the people of Bangladesh," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing.
Earlier, Congress MLA from Bhopal Arif Masood opposed the Waqf Board Amendment Bill, 2024, saying that Waqf properties are private properties and do not belong to any individual.
Bangladesh's figurehead President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to Yunus for his role as chief advisor, which is the equivalent to a prime minister.
Quadri highlighted that the riots in Bangladesh are a severe concern, suggesting that they are being propagated by an external enemy he referred to as a "White Man."
During a meeting with Maulana Mamunul Haque, secretary general of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, she said, "Our state's resources are being wasted. This country is ours; we have to build this country."
The decision regarding the appointment of Bangladesh's interim government head was made during the meeting between President Shahabuddin and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
A day after former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country, President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday, dissolved parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration.
Hours after Sheikh Hasina, her fierce adversary, was ousted and fled the nation, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin issued an order for the release of Khaleda Zia, the imprisoned former prime minister and country's prominent opposition figure, reported Al Jazeera.
Police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country killed at least 135 people before and after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister on August 5, the Dhaka Tribune said Tuesday.
Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenges.